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sl8

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Sat Oct 17, 2020, 11:00 AM Oct 2020

Giant cat drawing discovered on a hillside in Peru [View all]





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https://www.euronews.com/2020/10/17/giant-cat-drawing-discovered-on-a-hillside-in-peru

Giant cat drawing discovered on a hillside in Peru

By Mark Armstrong with AP • 17/10/2020 - 16:28

[video at link]

The image of what looks like a cat had almost disappeared - Copyright Johny Isla/AP

Archaeologists in Peru have discovered a new outline of a feline on a hillside in Nazca.

They were carrying out maintenance in the area during the coronavirus pandemic.

Such giant outlines are normally made of stones and are known as geoglyphs.

The cat-shaped figure had been almost completely erased before it was uncovered.

"Well, one of the things that continues to surprise, and that many ask, is how we still find new geoglyphs," explained Johny Isla, the Director of the Nazca-Palpa Management Plan at the Ministry of Culture.

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On edit, some background information:

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/700/

Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa
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Definitely on my bucket list of places to go. mt Phoenix61 Oct 2020 #1
How do you miss something like that in the last century? Baitball Blogger Oct 2020 #2
The cat knocked most of the stones off the hillside central scrutinizer Oct 2020 #3
LOL! Baitball Blogger Oct 2020 #5
Ha, ha, ha!!! PatSeg Oct 2020 #6
Lol! bamagal62 Oct 2020 #12
I agree. Something's off rockfordfile Oct 2020 #7
Bear in mind that you're seeing the "after" picture. sl8 Oct 2020 #9
... Mariana Oct 2020 #11
Celebrating Caturday took a lot more commitment back then n/t Silent3 Oct 2020 #4
I used to live not far from there bluecollar2 Oct 2020 #8
The left side looks like it's part crocodile. TheBlackAdder Oct 2020 #10
I think it's showing the tail 2naSalit Oct 2020 #13
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