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Answer · Nazca Lines

Lines and trapezoids were ceremonial paths, walked in processions, with Cahuachi as the pilgrimage centre.

Lines and trapezoids were ceremonial paths, walked in processions, with Cahuachi as the pilgrimage centre.

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Where it stands

Most likelyIts tests partly supported it: two pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • Worn paths along lines, stone heaps at edges, routes converging on Cahuachi, giant figures beside the line network.

What would rule it out

  • Lines shown never to have been walked, or no spatial relation between lines and Cahuachi.

Evidence 2 for · none against

The questions it answers

Most likelyThe lines were made and walked in rites concerned with water and fertility, linking line centres, valleys and…

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Lines and trapezoids were ceremonial paths, walked in processions, with Cahuachi as the pilgrimage centre. [Answer ANS0CT6XDT80D6J]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CT6XDT80D6J
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