Tracks from both authorized and illegal off-road racing have marred 3,000-year-old figures of animals, humans and objects on the desert slopes of Alto Barranco in the Tarapacá region of Chile.

The presence of quadbikes, 4X4s, and all-terrain motorcycles has destroyed a collection of huge artworks that were carved into the Atacama Desert. Located in Chile’s Tarapacá region, the ...

The Atacama Desert Foundation said damage to Alto Barranco geoglyphs they captured is from motor vehicles. (all images courtesy Fundación Desierto de Atacama) Success! Your account was created ...

There are more than 5,000 geoglyphs in the Atacama Desert. Price Database. 22 June 2025. Artworks. ... the Atacama Desert Foundation shared aerial images of geometric and zoomorphic figures from ...

On the arid and seemingly sterile surface of the Atacama Desert lies an invaluable treasure of history and culture: thousands of ancient geoglyphs etched on the slopes of the hills, silent witnesses ...

Found in the Atacama Desert in Chile, ... These ancient figures and designs all vary in age, with some being as old as 1,200 years, while others were discovered in the 16th century.

Chile's Atacama Desert is being threatened by piles of trash dumped there from around the world, which is also damaging scientific research. This area is key to helping find life on other planets.

The prison would be located in the desert, north of Copiapó, in the Atacama region, Matthei pointed out. Presidential candidate Evelyn Matthei proposed building a maximum security prison in the ...

The Atacama Desert in northern Chile is one of the driest places on Earth, but swaths of its usually barren sand are currently carpeted with a colorful bloom of white and purple flowers. The ...

ATACAMA DESERT, Chile — At the top of a craggy path in Socaire, a hilltop village deep in Chile's Atacama Desert, a black flag whips in the wind above Jeanette Cruz's house.

The Atacama Desert is more than 40,000 square miles, so travelers have plenty of options when it comes to accommodations. “There are about 400 places, from camping [sites] to Airbnbs to high-end ...