# A Trucker Went Off-Roading on the 2,000-Year-Old Nazca Lines **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 3, 2018, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-trucker-went-off-roading-on-the-2-000-year-old-nazca-lines/808080 "2018-02-03T02:05:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-trucker-went-off-roading-on-the-2-000-year-old-nazca-lines/808080/1 "2018-02-03T02:05:49Z")
[:eek:](https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/59kmgx/a-trucker-went-off-roading-on-the-2000-year-old-nazca-lines-vgtrn) > [@](#): > > It took about 1,000 years for an ancient Peruvian civilization to finish the Nazca Lines, miles of lines etched into the desert depicting plant and animal life, and we’re still studying the drawings two millennia later. But it only took a confused trucker about an hour to wreck part of the cherished site—taking his big rig off-roading into the desert, tearing over the Nazca Lines, and leaving “deep scars” on the historic artwork, NPR reports. > > The driver was cruising down the highway Saturday when—despite signs telling him he was passing a UNESCO World Heritage Site—he decided to veer off into the desert, according to Peru’s Ministry of Culture. As he plowed his rig through the sand and dirt, he tore up at least three of the ancient line drawings under his wheels, irreparably damaging what UNESCO calls “the most outstanding group of geoglyphs anywhere in the world.” [:mad:](https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/31/582269403/truck-driver-plows-over-perus-2-000-year-old-nazca-lines-leaving-deep-scars?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180131) > [@](#): > > The driver, identified as 40-year-old Jainer Jesús Flores Vigo, was detained and released, according to newspaper Peru21. > > \ > > A magistrate concluded that there wasn’t sufficient evidence to indicate the driver acted with intent, Peru21 reports. Hmmm. Looks like we don’t have a “thankfully” emoji. > [@](#): > > Peru’s public minister announced that Nazca’s prosecutor’s office was appealing the judge’s decision. The ministry had sought nine months of preventive detention and a $1,550 fine while the investigation continues, according to the newspaper. How bad is it? Well, you can see the video and pictures at the links above, but if you want words and numbers: > [@](#): > > The rig left “deep scars” across a 50 meter by 100 meter (164 feet by 328 feet) area, the Culture Ministry said, affecting the surface of the ancient site and damaging three of the geoglyphs. For thousands of years they were fine, and then some fucking idiot jackass messes them up forever. Way to go, jackass. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-trucker-went-off-roading-on-the-2-000-year-old-nazca-lines/808080/2 "2018-02-03T02:08:28Z")
I wonder what his BAC level was. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-trucker-went-off-roading-on-the-2-000-year-old-nazca-lines/808080/3 "2018-02-03T02:47:47Z")
Maybe he was on a special mission. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Cl-So0Kqbkk/hqdefault.jpg "William Friedkin on SORCERER") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl-So0Kqbkk) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-trucker-went-off-roading-on-the-2-000-year-old-nazca-lines/808080/4 "2018-02-03T03:02:38Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > Maybe he was on a special mission. > > [https://youtu.be/Cl-So0Kqbkk](https://youtu.be/Cl-So0Kqbkk) I fucking love that movie. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-trucker-went-off-roading-on-the-2-000-year-old-nazca-lines/808080/5 "2018-02-03T03:09:55Z")
Did the trucker run over the mentioned links too? ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-trucker-went-off-roading-on-the-2-000-year-old-nazca-lines/808080/6 "2018-02-03T03:33:24Z")
Let’s see, we’ve got yahoos knocking over hoodoos in Goblin Valley, people instagramming pics of their graffiti in various National Parks, and guys joyriding across The Racetrack and the Nazca Lines. Oh yeah, there was the dude who made fires at the base of Delicate Arch that left burn marks. I’d like to take this opportunity to pit them all. Fuckers. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-trucker-went-off-roading-on-the-2-000-year-old-nazca-lines/808080/7 "2018-02-03T03:39:44Z")
I read somewhere that his reason for going off-road was in order to avoid the toll booth. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-trucker-went-off-roading-on-the-2-000-year-old-nazca-lines/808080/8 "2018-02-03T03:46:11Z")
Instead of “Nazca” he thought it said “Nascar”. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-trucker-went-off-roading-on-the-2-000-year-old-nazca-lines/808080/9 "2018-02-03T04:10:32Z")
“Chariots of the Clods?” ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-trucker-went-off-roading-on-the-2-000-year-old-nazca-lines/808080/10 "2018-02-03T05:50:16Z")
Why, Jesus, why? ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-trucker-went-off-roading-on-the-2-000-year-old-nazca-lines/808080/11 "2018-02-03T06:13:48Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > I fucking love that movie. Me too, brother. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-trucker-went-off-roading-on-the-2-000-year-old-nazca-lines/808080/12 "2018-02-03T15:07:21Z")
A[link.](http://www.history.com/news/nazca-lines-damaged-by-truck-peru) ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-trucker-went-off-roading-on-the-2-000-year-old-nazca-lines/808080/13 "2018-02-03T16:10:21Z")
You probably won’t like to learn that the former Bear’s Ears National Monument is being turned into an ATV park. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-trucker-went-off-roading-on-the-2-000-year-old-nazca-lines/808080/14 "2018-02-03T16:41:05Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > Instead of “Nazca” he thought it said “Nascar”. Ok, that was funny. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-trucker-went-off-roading-on-the-2-000-year-old-nazca-lines/808080/15 "2018-02-03T16:49:42Z")
> [@MichaelEmouse](#): > > Did the trucker run over the mentioned links too? Oh, there’s links in the OP; there are. Sometimes I just like to try and be subtle and clever, like when I’ve got a subject matter like this one: truck runs over huge petro_glyphs_. \ ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-trucker-went-off-roading-on-the-2-000-year-old-nazca-lines/808080/16 "2018-02-03T17:37:21Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Oh, there’s links in the OP; there are. Sometimes I just like to try and be subtle and clever, like when I’ve got a subject matter like this one: truck runs over huge petro_glyphs_. \ Well done! I never even knew of these until now. Very cool! To clarify: The Nazca lines are cool. The driving through them is the opposite. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-trucker-went-off-roading-on-the-2-000-year-old-nazca-lines/808080/17 "2018-02-03T19:44:55Z")
Would it make sense to repair them, or would that be considered further degredation? Could they be repaired without leaving further tracks? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-trucker-went-off-roading-on-the-2-000-year-old-nazca-lines/808080/18 "2018-02-03T19:52:49Z")
I didn’t realize they were just carvings in the dirt. I thought they were rocks laid in a pattern. How did they last for a thousand years? Does it never rain there? ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-trucker-went-off-roading-on-the-2-000-year-old-nazca-lines/808080/19 "2018-02-03T20:06:47Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I didn’t realize they were just carvings in the dirt. I thought they were rocks laid in a pattern. How did they last for a thousand years? Does it never rain there? They’re in the rainshadow of the Andes, same as Atacama, so it’s very, very arid. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-trucker-went-off-roading-on-the-2-000-year-old-nazca-lines/808080/20 "2018-02-03T20:40:14Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I didn’t realize they were just carvings in the dirt. I thought they were rocks laid in a pattern. I was under the same impression. I’m sure I read an article that said the same thing. Strange. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-trucker-went-off-roading-on-the-2-000-year-old-nazca-lines/808080.md?page=2)