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[*] posted on 10-7-2021 at 06:35 PM


I especially like the new Geoglyphs

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[*] posted on 10-7-2021 at 09:16 PM


the mining area around El Triunfo is full of terracing walls
haven't found out yet what they were for
usually 10 to 15 ft apart
in addition to hundreds of miles of property walls (you gotta protect your mining claim)
thanks to the time slider in Google Earth you can select images of dry years with no foliage
and thanks to the building boom in BCS, the new sat images are high resolution
took me a few years to find the walls

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[*] posted on 10-7-2021 at 10:02 PM


here is a very prominent example of a mining claim wall
right next to the highway to El Triunfo
1.10 m wide - 50"
23°47'35.79"N, 110° 8'33.96"W

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[*] posted on 10-8-2021 at 04:23 AM


Thanks for sharing those Harald, seems these walls are a lot more common down there than I realized!
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[*] posted on 10-8-2021 at 05:09 AM


Then there are these rectangles scratched into the ground just north of Todos Santos, BCS.





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[*] posted on 10-8-2021 at 05:57 AM


Quote: Originally posted by pauldavidmena  
Then there are these rectangles scratched into the ground just north of Todos Santos, BCS.



they are called greed lines
officially Agua Blanca




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[*] posted on 10-8-2021 at 07:33 AM


Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc  

they are called greed lines
officially Agua Blanca






shouldn't there be more of them?

[Edited on 10-8-2021 by phmilo]
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[*] posted on 10-9-2021 at 02:03 PM


This thread is currently the most interesting in the forum in my opinion.... some good theories/explanations offered so far....

BUT, there's got to be some verifiable info as to range of reasons for old/newer line constructs.

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[*] posted on 10-9-2021 at 02:24 PM


Quote: Originally posted by phmilo  
Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc  

they are called greed lines
officially Agua Blanca


shouldn't there be more of them?

[Edited on 10-8-2021 by phmilo]


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