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Geoglifos de Pintados (please view larger)


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1/200, f7.1, iso 100, 90mm


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These geoglifs are on a hillside in the Atacama Desert inland from

Iquique, Chile. The two utility poles in the upper right give some

sense of the scale. This, being the driest spot on the planet, the

camelid figures have survived unscathed for the last 1000 to 2500

years. They appear on hillsides along ancient trade routes in N.

Chile and S. Peru, particularly at the confluence of rivers and

streams. This area is the most prolific with nearly 1,000 figures

within a 4km area. With apologies to those who come to this site to

learn photography, not history!

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