Every year, hundreds of racers gather in northern Chile to race vehicles across the Atacama Desert, unknowingly damaging ancient geoglyphs carved by Indigenous peoples.
Drone imagery released by Gonzalo Pimentel shows extensive damage to ancient geoglyphs at Alto Barranco, as vehicles create irreversible scars across this historical landscape.
Dr. Gonzalo Pimentel noted after viewing drone footage, we couldn’t believe it; several key figures have become barely recognizable due to off-road destruction.
Luis Perez Reyes lamented the lack of government action to protect the geoglyphs, calling it a tragedy that threatens the history and culture of the area.
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