"A flourishing tree drawn in desert gravel, visible from the roadside tower where the ancient and the modern intersect"
Nasca - El Árbol
Nazca, Ica, Peru
The Tree geoglyph consists of a short, thick trunk that splits and expands into numerous large branches decorated with smaller twig-like extensions in a lush, flourishing pattern. It is one of only two geoglyphs visible from the Mirador observation tower alongside the Panamericana Sur highway, making it among the most accessible encounters with the Nazca Lines.
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Quick Facts
Location
Nazca, Ica, Peru
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Site Type
Coordinates
-14.6939, -75.1145
Last Updated
Mar 9, 2026
Part of the Líneas de Nazca, a UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising over 1,300 km of lines and hundreds of figurative geoglyphs created by the Nazca and Paracas cultures between 500 BC and 500 AD.
Origin Story
The geoglyphs were part of religious practices involving worship of deities associated with water and fertility. The lines functioned as sacred paths and the figurative designs as offerings visible to the gods above.
Key Figures
Paul Kosok
First researcher of the Nazca Lines from the air (1940-41)
Maria Reiche
German mathematician who devoted her life to studying and preserving the lines (1946-1998)
Johan Reinhard
Archaeologist who advanced the water worship theory (1985)
Spiritual Lineage
Created by the Nazca and Paracas cultures over nearly a millennium. No direct cultural continuity exists between the ancient Nazca and present-day communities.
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