# Geoglyphs of Chug-Chug

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The '''geoglyphs of Chug-Chug''' are a series of ancient [geoglyph](/source/geoglyph)s located in the [Atacama Desert](/source/Atacama_Desert) in northern [Chile](/source/Chile), {{convert|70|km|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of [María Elena](/source/Mar%C3%ADa_Elena%2C_Chile). The area includes 23 [archaeological site](/source/archaeological_site)s, preserving nearly 500 [geoglyph](/source/geoglyph)s distributed along old caravan routes between the oasis of [Calama](/source/Calama%2C_Chile) and [Quillagua](/source/Quillagua), the base of an extinct pre-Hispanic town.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wmf.org/project/chug-chug-geoglyphs|title=World Monuments Fund – Chug-Chug Geoglyphs}}</ref>

thumb|Geoglyphs of Chug-Chug, Chile

The oldest of the geoglyphs date back to 1000 BC,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chile.travel/en/blog/unknown-geoglyphs-chug-chug/|title=Official Chile Travel – Chug-Chug Geoglyphs|access-date=2015-10-18|archive-date=2015-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021000704/http://chile.travel/en/blog/unknown-geoglyphs-chug-chug/|url-status=dead}}</ref> while most originated between 900 and 1550 AD, supposedly by the [Atacama](/source/Atacama_people) and Tarapacá tribes that inhabited the surrounding areas. Similar to the [Nazca Lines](/source/Nazca_Lines), the geoglyphs of Chug-Chug include human figures, [zoomorphic](/source/zoomorphic) designs of animals such as birds and llamas and geometric figures like circles and [rhombus](/source/rhombus)es. The latter were probably used as signs for llama herders and traders to guide the caravans across the several trails.{{cn|date=October 2015}}

The site and its geoglyphs prove the existence of communication between the lagoon areas and the Pacific Coast, showcasing a variety of representation of men on rafts and harpooning fishes.{{cn|date=October 2015}}

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