Maria Reiche

Famous as the “Lady of the Lines”, Dr. Maria Reiche-Grosse (1903-1998) almost single-handedly photographed, recorded, and protected the Nazca Lines in Peru. Originally from Dresden, Germany, Reiche was a trained mathematician and archaeologist who made her way to Peru by 1932. It was after working as a private tutor for the child of the German … Continue reading Maria Reiche