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 Aerial of more geoglyphs run through by tire tracks. (Fundación Desierto de Atacama) Read moreSection: NewsHistory & ArchaeologyAncient PlacesRead Later