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posted by janrinok on Saturday February 03 2018, @07:44AM   Printer-friendly
from the nazca-graffiti dept.

Truck Driver Plows Over Peru's 2,000-Year-Old Nazca Lines, Leaving 'Deep Scars'

A semitrailer driver ignored warning signs and drove over Peru's famous Nazca Lines on Saturday, causing significant damage to the UNESCO World Heritage site.

The driver, identified as 40-year-old Jainer Jesús Flores Vigo, was detained and released, according to newspaper Peru21.

[...] The rig left "deep scars" across a 50 meter by 100 meter (164 feet by 328 feet) area, the Culture Ministry said, affecting the surface of the ancient site and damaging three of the geoglyphs.

Argentine newspaper Clarín reports that the driver said he didn't know the area because he had never traveled there before and that he left the road because of a mechanical problem. The newspaper speculated that the driver actually drove off the Pan-American Highway to avoid paying a toll.

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This isn't the first time people have damaged the site. In 2014, Greenpeace activists left footprints as they planted a message there in advance of U.N. climate talks in Lima.


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  • (Score: -1, Spam) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday February 03 2018, @09:42AM

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Saturday February 03 2018, @09:42AM (#632440) Homepage

    Those Goddamn Niggas fucked it up Again!!!

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