Reiche, Maria b. May 15, 1903 d. June, 1998 Mathematician and archaeologist. She dedicated half a century to protecting and studying massive ancient drawings in the Peruvian desert. Reiche became a legend in Peru for her almost single-handed battle to preserve the Nazca lines, a set of mysterious animal figures scratched into the desert floor about 250 miles south of Lima. She was laid to rest besides the enigmatic drawings she spent half a lifetime protecting on the plains of Nazca, Peru. (Bio by: David G. Stuart) Nazca Plains, Lima, Lima Province, Peru
b. May 15, 1903 d. June, 1998