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State |
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Town |
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Year
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| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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El Tatio |
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Landscape at El Tatio. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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El Tatio |
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White minerals on the ground. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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El Tatio |
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El Tatio at 4300m, the world's highest geysar field. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Valley of the Moon |
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The spectacular region called the Valley of the Moon. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Valley of the Moon |
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The Valley of the Moon in the Atacama Desert. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Valley of the Moon |
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Flood water has eroded the rocks into weird formations. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Valley of the Moon |
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Steep rocks. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Valley of the Moon |
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An oasis in the valley. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Valley of the Moon |
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Barren rocks and sand dunes. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Valley of the Moon |
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Barren landscape. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Valley of the Moon |
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Spectacular view across the valley. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Valley of the Moon |
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Ridged rocks. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Valley of the Moon |
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Domed landscape. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Valley of the Moon |
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The ground is salty. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Valley of the Moon |
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The landscape is covered with salt. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Valley of the Moon |
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Dry, rocky desert. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Valley of the Moon |
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Weird rock formations. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Valley of the Moon |
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Mound encrusted with salt. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Valley of the Moon |
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Salt crystals. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Valley of the Moon |
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Salt lake at 2400m. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Valley of the Moon |
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Spectacular landscape at 2400m. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Valley of the Moon |
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Sand dunes. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Valley of the Moon |
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Desert landscape. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Valley of the Moon |
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Rocky outcrop. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Valley of the Moon |
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Sheer cliff. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Valley of the Moon |
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Sandy valley. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Valley of the Moon |
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Ridge of sand. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Valley of the Moon |
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View of the valley. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Valley of the Moon |
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Yellow desert. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Valley of the Moon |
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Late afternoon in the valley. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Valley of the Moon |
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Volcanos bordering with Bolivia. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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The Atacama Desert is the driest desert in the world. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Volcanic cones. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Different coloured rocks. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Basaltic peaks. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Sand and old miners' huts. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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The dry desert. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Snow capped peaks. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Isolated plants. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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The spectacular Atacama Desert. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Guanacos, one of four species of camelids in South America. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Old houses in Puritana Oasis. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Animals in Puritana Oasis. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Dirt track in the desert. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Volcan Lincanabur (5916m) on the border with Bolivia. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Wild llamas. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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A tiny oasis. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Tocanao |
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Tocanao is a small Aymara village. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Tocanao |
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The main square. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Tocanao |
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The Church of San Lucas dates from the 18th century. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Tocanao |
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The belltower of the Church of San Lucas. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Tocanao |
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Aymara woman weaving with llama wool. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Tocanao |
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Street scene. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Tocanao |
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Oasis outside the village. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Tocanao |
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Caves used for refrigerating fruit. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Tocanao |
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Fruit growing oasis. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Cactus in the desert. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Ayquina |
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The Festival of Our Lady of Guadeloupe. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Ayquina |
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Trumpeters. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Ayquina |
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Drummers. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Ayquina |
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The Festival of Our Lady of Guadeloupe is famous for its colourful costumes. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Ayquina |
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The festival is Catholic with Ayamara dances. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Ayquina |
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Female dancers. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Ayquina |
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The dancers wear colourful costumes. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Ayquina |
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European style hats. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Ayquina |
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Aymara precession. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Iquique |
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Iquique is a sea port set on a narrow terrace overlooked by sand dunes and barren hills. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Iquique |
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Plaza Pratt is the centre of the city. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Iquique |
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The Municipal Theatre dominates Plaza Pratt. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Iquique |
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Spanish colonial architecture influened by Moorish styles. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Iquique |
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The old city is full of 19th century mansions. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Iquique |
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Custom House. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Iquique |
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Street scene with pro-Soviet graffitti. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Iquique |
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Wooden building with colonade. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Iquique |
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Corner building. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Iquique |
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Boats off the coast. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Iquique |
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Pelicans in the sea. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Iquique |
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Vulture. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Iquique |
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Museum |
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Aymara artefacts in the city museum. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Iquique |
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Museum |
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Aymara weaving with llama wool. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Iquique |
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Museum |
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Aymara mummy. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Giant of Atacama |
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Cerro Unitas is an isolated hill in the desert. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Giant of Atacama |
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The Giant of Atacama is an 86m long representation of a human figure, the largest from the ancient world. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Giant of Atacama |
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Close up of the figure from Cerro Unitas. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Giant of Atacama |
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View from Cerro Unitas. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Pintados |
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The unusual site of Pintados is set over a series of hills in the desert. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Pintados |
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The pre-Inca site contains over 400 petroglyphs. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Pintados |
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The site is pre-Inca and survives because of the dry conditions. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Pintados |
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The petroglyphs of Pintados are best seen from a distance. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Pintados |
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Dark stones have beem cleared to leave a series of petroglyphs. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Pintados |
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Geometric petroglyphs on the hillside. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Pintados |
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Some petroglyphs are diagramatic versions of animals. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Pintados |
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Petroglyphs of animals. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Pintados |
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Figure resembling a rhea, a flightless bird. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Pintados |
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Light coloured llamas and dark human figures. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Pintados |
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Llamas. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Pintados |
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Detail of a geometric figure. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Pintados |
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The pre-Inca site is covered in over 400 petroglyphs. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Pintados |
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Human figures made from dark volcanic stones. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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Pintados |
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Figure of a hunter made by clearing stones to leave space. |
1994 |
were added from 1 February 2025.