The rugged terrain of Chile’s Atacama Desert is etched with giant images of llamas, cats, fish, birds, and humans. Together, the geoglyphs recall a time when the barren expanse of sand and rock was a ...

The Atacama Desert Foundation said damage to Alto Barranco geoglyphs they captured is from motor vehicles. (all images courtesy Fundación Desierto de Atacama) In one of the driest places on Earth ...

Preservationists say governments at all levels have failed to prevent authorized and illegal off-road racers from driving through giant figures of animals, humans and objects. Tracks from both ...

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Lines from tire tracks can be seen running through historic geoglyphs in the Atacama Desert. Atacama Desert Foundation Within the vast, sun-scorched sands of the Atacama Desert lie ancient ...

A series of ancient desert artworks up to 3,000 years old are being destroyed by off-road enthusiasts driving over them Preservationists trying to protect the geoglyphs of the Atacama Desert in Chile ...

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The geoglyphs in this 200 million-year-old desert have baffled scientists who are scratching their heads about where they've come from. Geoglyphs are a type of land art, occasionally rock art, found ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. Illustrated on a Chilean hillside known as Cerro Unitas and surrounded by ...

Ray Zahab checks in at night after day four of his quest to run across Chile's Atacama Desert. After finally getting off road, he kicks up dust over Inca trails and dry riverbeds. —Bob Cox and Ray ...