The Nazca Lines: a colossal, cryptic wonder etched into the Peruvian desert. For fifty years, this ancient mystery was the sole obsession of one woman: Maria Reiche. A German mathematician who abandoned a comfortable European life for the relentless solitude of the Pampa, Reiche pioneered the scientific documentation of the geoglyphs, measuring every figure, line, and trapezoid by hand. She dedicated her intellect to proving the Lines were a vast astronomical calendar and spent her fortune and health fighting a lifelong battle against vandals, highways, and the world's indifference. This is the definitive biography of the "Lady of the Lines," whose mathematical genius, extraordinary resilience, and unbreakable will saved one of humanity's greatest archaeological treasures. Approx.170 pages, 29200 word count