Tourists Damage and Vandalize UNESCO World Heritage Site Machu Picchu
Just before 6am on Sunday, January 12, six tourists were discovered trespassing on Machu Picchu, Peru. The trespassers, who were caught by park staff members, had illegally entered the site on Saturday night and allegedly caused one of the stones from the Temple of the Sun to fall 20 feet to the ground. It is believed that the trespassers may also have defecated on the sacred Inca site grounds.
» Source: International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works