Housing
Giant 1,500-Year-Old Geoglyphs Threatened By Squatters
In Peru, the Nazca lines are at risk of disappearing as the housing crisis pushes people onto protected land.
Nazca lines, the massive 1,500-year-old drawings of animals and shapes scratched into the ground near the southern coast of Peru, have some new neighbors.
Squatters have been moving into the protected area, building at least 50 shacks on the land. The move has preservationists worried about the potential destruction of this UNESCO World Heritage site. Already, an ancient cemetery has been destroyed, according to an official at the culture ministry.