Google Earth reveals gigantic 5,000-year-old mounds in Peru shaped like animals

Massive animal-shaped mounds in Peru dating back 5,000 years have been revealed by Google Earth.

The country is already famous for the Nazca lines, which include a series of giant animal outlines drawn on the ground.

Now the South American country can add mounds in the shapes of birds, including a giant condor, an orca, a duck, and a caiman/puma monster to its list of wonders best-seen from the air.

The mounds were recently discovered by University of Missouri anthropology professor emeritus Robert Benfer, who realised their full shape and scale only when he saw them on Google Earth. Read More