Atacama giant

Atacama giant
Huara, Chile (CL)
The Atacama Giant (Gigante de Atacama) is an anthropomorphic geoglyph on the Cerro Unitas area of the Atacama Desert. It is the largest prehistoric anthropomorphic figure in the world with a length of 119 m, and represented a deity for the local inhabitants from 1000 to 1400 CE.
The Atacama Giant (Gigante de Atacama) is an anthropomorphic geoglyph on the Cerro Unitas area of the Atacama Desert. It is the largest prehistoric anthropomorphic figure in the world with a length of 119 m, and represented a deity for the local inhabitants from 1000 to 1400 CE.
View in Google Earth Ancient, Artwork - Land Art/Geoglyphs
Links: www.thoughtco.com, en.wikipedia.org
By: dda

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@ 2009-02-12 01:26:25
Incredible. I'd love to see this in person.

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