The drawings were made in an elevated desert in southern Peru at least 2,000 years ago. The Nazca people lived in coastal desert settlements along the Nazca River between roughly 200 B.C.E. and ...

Llamas, ponchos, Machu Picchu and Paddington Bear, Peru is often encapsulated into cliches. But step beyond and you’ll ...

The town of Swakopmund in Namibia is world-famous for its huge desert landscape and giant dunes that create ideal conditions ...

The ruins were discovered in the sandy desert district of Zana ... be part of a religious tradition oftemples built on Peru's northern coast during that period," said Luis Muro, an archeologist ...

The city's geography as a coastal desert means it experiences moderate ... religious holidays are considered national holidays in Peru, so some shops and restaurants may be closed.