a group of huge abstract designs, including representations of birds and animals, and straight lines on the coastal plain north of Nazca in southern Peru, clearly visible from the air but almost indecipherable from ground level. Made by exposing the underlying sand, they belong to a pre-Inca culture, and their purpose is uncertain; some hold the designs to represent a vast calendar or astronomical information.
纳斯卡线条图（秘鲁南部纳斯卡以北沿海平原上巨大的抽象线条图案, 包括鸟、兽图案和直线线条, 在地面上不易看清, 但在空中一目了然; 线条以露出底部的沙子形成, 属于印加前文化, 但绘图目的并不明确, 有人认为代表一本巨大的历书, 或是天文信息）。