WORLD’S LARGEST HUMAN-FIGURED GEOGLYPH, “TARAPACA GIANT,” IN CHILE

Tue 25 July 2023:

Very little is known about this geoglyph, also known as Atacama Giant located in Atacama desert which is thought to have been made by the local people between 900 and 1450 AD, in the years following the Common Era (CE).

The Atacama Desert, in northern Chile, is the driest non-polar desert on the planet.

It is believed that this geoglyph, also named as Tarapaca Giant, was created by the local inhabitants between 900 AD and 1450 AD, during the years after the Common Era (CE), and very little is known about it.

World's largest human-figured geoglyph, "Tarapaca Giant," in Chile

It is believed that this geoglyph, also named as Tarapaca Giant, was created by the local inhabitants between 900 AD and 1450 AD, during the years after the Common Era (CE), and very little is known about it. pic.twitter.com/salWT2fDmW

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Considered the world’s largest human-figured geoglyph, this ancient earth motif remains shrouded in mystery as only limited information is available about its origins and purpose.

The largest is called the Atacama Giant—it’s a 390-foot-tall figure on a hillside that looks a bit like an alien. Scientists think the Atacama Giant was likely an astronomical guide, as the lines that stretch off the figure’s head predict the movement of the moon and can be used to map the changing of the seasons. Or, as some believe, perhaps it really is a depiction of the alien who created it.

This part of Chile also has mummies older than those found in Egypt, beach cities like Iquique and Antofagasta, some of the best stargazing in the world, and, of course, Chile’s gastronomy and wine. You’ll like use the oasis town of San Pedro de Atacama, with its excellent restaurants and boutique hotels, as a base for exploring.

The Atacama Desert has more than 5,000 ancient geoglyphs—immense designs and figures drawn into the dry flats and hills—similar to Peru’s famous Nazca Lines north of here. Some of the Atacama geoglyphs are about 1,200 years old, dating to 800 CE. The most recent was made 500 years ago in the 16th century.

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