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6 tourists to Machu Picchu tourists detained for allegedly damaging stone wall, defecating at temple; 5 to be deported
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Wang Pu
Jan 15, 2020, 7:11:52 PM1/15/20
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Well, this stinks.
Peruvian police on Tuesday said all but one of the six tourists
accused of damaging the ruins at Machi Picchu and defecating at
the site would be deported, while the remaining visitor will be
prosecuted.
The group was arrested Sunday following allegations that they
damaged a portion of one of the world's most visited tourist
attractions, and left feces in the sacred Temple of the Sun.
The suspects initially faced up to four years in prison, Agence
France-Presse (AFP) reported Tuesday before news surfaced that
officials would deport most of them instead.
"The six tourists are being detained and investigated by the
public ministry for the alleged crime against cultural
heritage," said Wilbert Leyva, the Cusco regional police chief,
according to a local news outlet cited by the AFP.
According to Leyva, officials discovered the group — including
citizens of Chile, Brazil, France and Argentina — in a
restricted portion of the temple, where they also found part of
a stone wall that had “broken off” and cracked the floor.
Officials reportedly also found feces in the temple.
The Argentine man will now remain in Peru after admitting to a
lead role in the alleged vandalism, the news outlet reported.
Several areas of the semicircular Temple of the Sun are said to
be off-limits to visitors, the AFP reported. It is thought to be
one of the most sacred sites at the Incan citadel of Machu
Picchu, where worshippers would make offerings to the sun.
Machu Picchu is the top tourist destination in all of Peru and
is designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. More than a million
people visit the centuries-old stonework annually.
https://www.foxnews.com/travel/tourists-machu-picchu-detained-
damaging-defecating-allegedly
They're just doing the same thing the Obama Occupy Now people
did. Poop everywhere.
Peruvian police on Tuesday said all but one of the six tourists
accused of damaging the ruins at Machi Picchu and defecating at
the site would be deported, while the remaining visitor will be
prosecuted.
The group was arrested Sunday following allegations that they
damaged a portion of one of the world's most visited tourist
attractions, and left feces in the sacred Temple of the Sun.
The suspects initially faced up to four years in prison, Agence
France-Presse (AFP) reported Tuesday before news surfaced that
officials would deport most of them instead.
"The six tourists are being detained and investigated by the
public ministry for the alleged crime against cultural
heritage," said Wilbert Leyva, the Cusco regional police chief,
according to a local news outlet cited by the AFP.
According to Leyva, officials discovered the group — including
citizens of Chile, Brazil, France and Argentina — in a
restricted portion of the temple, where they also found part of
a stone wall that had “broken off” and cracked the floor.
Officials reportedly also found feces in the temple.
The Argentine man will now remain in Peru after admitting to a
lead role in the alleged vandalism, the news outlet reported.
Several areas of the semicircular Temple of the Sun are said to
be off-limits to visitors, the AFP reported. It is thought to be
one of the most sacred sites at the Incan citadel of Machu
Picchu, where worshippers would make offerings to the sun.
Machu Picchu is the top tourist destination in all of Peru and
is designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. More than a million
people visit the centuries-old stonework annually.
https://www.foxnews.com/travel/tourists-machu-picchu-detained-
damaging-defecating-allegedly
They're just doing the same thing the Obama Occupy Now people
did. Poop everywhere.
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