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ART0CT6XKXJ2HTG·Artifact · object

The hummingbird geoglyph

PhotographCC BY-SA 4.0Nasca, about 200 BC to AD 650
The hummingbird geoglyph: photograph
The hummingbird geoglyph: photograph
The hummingbird geoglyph: photographThe hummingbird geoglyph: photograph

Photographed from the air; the Commons photographs in media.yaml (Diego Delso, 2015; Pierre André Leclercq, 2011) are the copies shown.

Diego Delso. CC BY-SA 4.0

Copies 3

PhotographDiego Delso · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY-SA 4.01 step from the original
PhotoDiego Delso · upload.wikimedia.org · 2015-07-29 · CC-BY-SA-4.01 step from the original
PhotographPIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY-SA 4.01 step from the original

Where it is kept

CuscoIcaJuliacaAyacuchoChincha AltaSicuaniAyaviri1Nazca pampa200 kmLimaArequipaHuancayoCusco1200 km

Sources 2

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The hummingbird geoglyph [Artifact ART0CT6XKXJ2HTG]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CT6XKXJ2HTG
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