What Did Nazca Eat

Thanks to the puquois, the Nazca were able to grow a number of crops in the region. Staple foods included maize (corn), beans, and squash. They also consumed fish, peanuts, sweet potato, and cassava. Their non-consumable crops included gourds, the coca plant, and cotton, which was used for textiles.

What is Nazca known for?

The culture is noted for its distinctive pottery, textiles, and the geoglyphs made on the desert floor known as Nazca lines.

What was the Nazca religion?

Religion and Beliefs The people of the Nazca culture were polytheistic and pantheistic, that is worshiped nature and the mountains, sea, sky, earth, fire, water, etc.. Most of the temples and other buildings were created in honor of these deities, in order to please the gods to not suffer famine.