Destruction

Ancient geoglyphs, etched onto the hillsides by indigenous groups from over 1,000 years ago, are under attack – by off-road racers from around the globe, who arrive each year in their all-terrain vehicles (ATVs): motorcycles, jeeps, quads, and buggies. Leaving deep tire tracks in one of the driest landscapes on Earth, this massified racing is erasing (and has erased), some of the 100-foot-long (30 meter) historical carvings, which are fairly easy to spot. This fact doesn’t seem to deter the thrill-seeking drivers though. The Puzzling Case of the Atacama Giant ‘White Gold’ Seabird Guano Sustained Life in Ancient Atacama [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"123738","attributes":{"alt":"Aerial of more geoglyphs run through by tire tracks.","class":"media-image","height":"342","style":"width: 610px; height: 342px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]] Aerial of more geoglyphs run through by tire tracks