Preservationists say governments at all levels have failed to prevent authorized and illegal off-road racers from driving ...

Chile has failed to stop cars driving over the large designs etched into the rock of this vast landscape. Aerial images this ...

For stargazing in the Atacama Desert, a portable yet sturdy telescope is essential. Choose a model that balances ease of ...

Planning your stargazing adventure. To reach the heart of the Atacama for an unparalleled stargazing experience, most ...

As hundreds of motorists take to the desert, their tracks damage the massive geoglyphs made by Indigenous groups in northern ...

Illegal off-road racers in the Atacama Desert are blamed for the destruction of 3,000-year-old art that was also damaged by ...

Ancient art carved into a Chilean desert by a lost civilization as long as 3,000 years ago risks destruction beneath the tires of off-roading enthusiasts, mining trucks, and rally vehicles, according ...

Believed to be the oldest desert in the world, it is so similar to the Red Planet that NASA has conducted tests.

"The damage is irreversible," said one archaeologist about ruts left by off-roaders in the Nazca Lines-esque art.

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"This landscape has stayed the same for 25 million years," says archaeologist Gonzálo Pimentel of Chile's Atacama Desert. The ...