Peru's government has abandoned a plan that reduced the size of a protected area around the country's ancient Nazca Lines, it ...

But now, the government of Peru has slashed the borders of the protected archaeological park that encompasses the Nazca Lines ...

This move comes after concerns that the reduction exposed the ancient site to the risks of informal mining operations.

After public and expert backlash, Peru reversed a controversial decision and restored full protection to the ancient Nazca ...

Peru's government has significantly reduced the protected area around its famed Nazca Lines, a move critics and archaeologists fear could leave the ancient geoglyphs vulnerable to hundreds of nearby ...

Peru's Ministry of Culture restored the original protected area of the Nasca Lines and Geoglyphs after widespread public ...

south of Lima contains hundreds of pre-Hispanic artifacts and its plateau is famous for the Nazca Lines, where over 800 giant desert etchings of animals, plants and geometric figures were created ...

The Nazca Lines, located about 400 km (250 miles) south of Lima, are over 800 giant desert etchings of animals, plants and geometric figures created more than 1,500 years ago. UNESCO declared them ...