El perrito y los acueductos

Even the dogs here are very friendly. The hostel's little dog jumps up and down when he sees me, standing on his hind legs, walking backwards, threatening back flips. I'm sure if they could harness the energy from this perrito's ferocious tail wagging, they'd have enough electricity to power the whole town for a month. I know it's only because I give him food. Nevertheless, I promised to remain in touch, and shall be writing him postcards on my return to Berlín. He slept under the bed on our last night.
They're quite proud of their town, the self-proclaimed "Capital Astronómica del Mundo". A pity their welcome in English doesn't live up to their enthusiasm. "Welcome to Nasca, Patrimony Cultural of the Humanity For It's Atractives Toucists."

We accepted a kind offer of a lift from a woman who drove us halfway to where we wanted to go. It was actually nowhere near where we wanted to go. "Muchas gracias," I said as I made my way out of the car. She frowned disapprovingly. Jenny made frantic gestures before I realised the woman was looking for a tip. "Ah." I rummaged around for change and dug out a couple of soles. The woman inspected the coins as if I'd just handed her a turd. Frown ever deepening. Evidently not enough! Jaysus, you'd think if she was looking for money she'd actually bring us where we wanted to go, where she said she was going to go in the first place.

We were captivated before he flew off and we again found ourselves in the middle of nowhere. We hailed a passing taxi and made it to the Cantayo Aqueducts. Spiralling stone walkways deep into the ground, some garnished with a pool of water at the bottom.

Again we were on our own, and the peace and quiet was sheer luxury. The odd gust of wind blowing clouds of dust into the air.

So far, my favourite place in Perú, despite all the cactus bristles. Running around the cactus field is optional and probably should be skipped if you truly want the five-star experience.
More pictures of Nazca and the "atractives toucists" of its environs, excluding the lines, can be found here: http://picasaweb.google.com/faheyc/Nazca#
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