After six tourists allegedly damaged a stone wall and the floor of a temple and defecated at Machu Picchu’s National Archaeological Park, the Peruvian police have deported five to Bolivia and charged one with committing a crime against cultural heritage.
According to a statement by the Peruvian Ministry of Culture, the tourists from Chile, Brazil, France, and Argentina illegally snuck into the ruins of the citadel before dawn on Sunday, January 12. During their intrusion, they caused a rock to fall from a wall in the Temple of the Sun, cracking the floor below. To make matters worse, one of the illegal visitors allegedly defecated in the ruins of the Incan city.
