Wednesday 4 March 2009

The Hand of the Desert

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Near to Antofagasta in the Atacama desert a giant hand scuplture of fiberglass is the fine work of the Chilean artist Mario Irrizábal. It is known in Chile as 'La Mano del Desierto' - 'The Hand of the Desert', it is a landmark beside the Panamerican highway which runs north to south through the Atacama desert.

The giant hand of the Atacama desert

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