Argentina restricts access to an Andean plain after damage caused by a pickup truck

Friday, August 14th 2026 - 08:40 UTC

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Authorities in the Argentine province of San Juan will keep access to Pampa del Leoncito restricted until the end of the month, after a vehicle drove across the white clay plain, located at 1,500 meters above sea level at the foot of the Andes, despite a ban on traffic, leaving ruts up to 25 centimeters deep. Read full article

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FortHay
What a shame. Ignorance is (or should be) no excuse. In the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, West of the Salton Sea in California, original settler wagon ruts can still be discerned centuries later. The long lasting damage to fragile deserts must be learned and understood before any meaningful preservation and protection can be successful.
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