  The mysterious lines in the desert of Nazca in southern Peru received many
attempts at an explanation. We discuss the possibility that their origin is
based on solar eclipses which could have evoked some kind of "reaction" by the
inhabitants. In the mid-4th century BCE, six very conspicuous events within 20
years occurred over that area. The climax was reached with the total eclipse of
11 March -357. In this paper we try to explain the geoglyphs as a medium of
communication of the ancients with their gods.
