US EditionPeru Reinstates Full Protection of Nazca Lines Reserve After Controversial Cutback
- On Sunday, Peru's Culture Ministry restored the original 5,600-square-kilometer conservation zone encompassing the Nazca Lines after it had been previously reduced to 3,200 square kilometers in late May.
- The government initially reduced the area based on studies identifying zones of real patrimonial value but reversed the decision after criticism that the cutback exposed the site to informal mining risks.
- Situated about 400 kilometers south of Lima, the Nazca Lines feature more than 800 ancient geoglyphs illustrating various fauna, flora, and abstract patterns, created over 1,500 years ago.
- A multidisciplinary panel comprising government officials, archaeologists, scholars, and UNESCO members will work together to develop agreements on how the Nazca area should be managed and regulated to protect its cultural assets.
- The reinstatement signals the government's commitment to protecting the Nazca Lines while balancing regional interests, amid ongoing issues with small-scale and illegal mining in the area.
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Associated Press News
Peru reinstates full protection of Nazca Lines reserve after controversial cutback
Peru’s culture ministry has reversed a decision to shrink the protected area around the Nazca Lines after national and international backlash.
Peru Reinstates Full Protection to Ancient Nazca Lines After Backlash
One of the Nazca lines geoglyphs visible as The Hummingbird. Credit: Diego Delso / CC BY-SA 4.0 Following intense public and professional backlash, Peru’s Ministry of Culture has reversed a controversial decision that had reduced the protected boundaries of the ancient Nazca Lines and surrounding geoglyphs. The government reinstated the original perimeter of 5,633.47 square kilometers (2175 square miles), restoring full coverage after experts, c…
Denver Gazette
Peru restores Nazca Lines protection after backlash over mining risk
LIMA (Reuters) -Peru's government has abandoned a plan that reduced the size of a protected area around the country's ancient Nazca Lines, it said on Sunday, after criticism the change made them vulnerable to the impact of informal mining operations.
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