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Peru’s plan to drastically reduce Nazca Lines park size sparks concerns over environmental and heritage risks

Peru’s plan to drastically reduce Nazca Lines park size sparks concerns over environmental and heritage risks


Bogota, Colombia
CNN
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Peru’s decision to shrink its archeological park home to the famous Nazca Lines by around 42% — an area roughly the size of 1,400 soccer fields — has sparked alarm among conservationists, archaeologists and environmental advocates.

Critics say the rollback paves the way for informal mining and weakens decades of cultural and ecological protection, while the government says the adjustment reflects updated scientific studies and does not compromise the UNESCO World Heritage status or the site’s core protections.

“The reduction not only removes protections — it does so precisely where extractive activity is expanding,” said Mariano…

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