Simone Waisbard

Archaeologist and author of 'Le piste di Nazca'; spent fifteen years in Peru and documented the Nazca pampas, geoglyphs, traditions and related archaeological topics.

First explored the Nazca pampas on July 18, 1954; spent fifteen years in Peru; met Maria Reiche; author of the book 'Le piste di Nazca' (documented in the provided review).

The available review presents Simone Waisbard as an archaeologist-author who spent fifteen years in Peru and published detailed observations on the Nazca geoglyphs. The book is praised for its wealth of data, drawings and photographs, and for engaging hypotheses, but is noted as long and detailed, making reading challenging. Waisbard discusses techniques, traditions, and cosmovision related to the Nazca figures and meets figures such as Maria Reiche. The review rates the work 3/5.

For:Readers interested in archaeology, Nazca Lines, Peruvian antiquity, and archaeological travel writing.