Swiss tourist kicked out of Machu Picchu over nude photos
A Swiss tourist was among three people banished from the Incan citadel Machu Picchu in Peru after taking photos of themselves exposing their backsides, police said on Wednesday.
A Swiss tourist was among three people banished from the Incan citadel Machu Picchu in Peru after taking photos of themselves exposing their backsides, police said on Wednesday.
The 24-year-old Swiss tourist, a 21-year-old from Germany, and a 26-year-old from the Netherlands were expelled from the site on Tuesday, according to authorities.
"The three tourists dropped their pants to show their buttocks and took photos," police official Martin Flores told AFP. "That is not allowed ... in accordance with internal rules in place there, the three tourists were expelled, but they were not detained."
Peruvian authorities consider undressing at Machu Picchu disrespectful. The majestic 15th century stone citadel – the jewel in the crown of Peru's tourism industry – is located 74 kilometers from Cusco, former capital of the Incan Empire, in southeastern Peru.
Built on the top of a mountain, it blends into surrounding thick foliage.
In June 2014 Peru's culture ministry reiterated that nudity is banned after a wave of visitors snapping offensive pictures.
Nude behavior may bring pleasure to some but it causes discomfort &anger to others.Where do u stand on #nakedtourism? pic.twitter.com/qEf11r8HEg
— Bill Beckham (@ShareanewsBill) June 14, 2015
Spanish colonizers never knew of Machu Picchu, a Unesco world heritage site since 1983. It was discovered in 1911 by American explorer Hiram Bingham.
In other cases of Swiss tourists behaving badly, Argentina officials in 2015 detained a 19-year-old Swiss man after a skull was found in his luggage. The tourist reportedly thought the skull, found in the Recoleta cemetery, would make an original souvenir to show to friends back home.
In 2012 a persistent 18-year-old Swiss woman was arrested in Granada, Spain, after she used her fingernails to draw a heart on the walls of the Alhambra palace.
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A Swiss tourist was among three people banished from the Incan citadel Machu Picchu in Peru after taking photos of themselves exposing their backsides, police said on Wednesday.
The 24-year-old Swiss tourist, a 21-year-old from Germany, and a 26-year-old from the Netherlands were expelled from the site on Tuesday, according to authorities.
"The three tourists dropped their pants to show their buttocks and took photos," police official Martin Flores told AFP. "That is not allowed ... in accordance with internal rules in place there, the three tourists were expelled, but they were not detained."
Peruvian authorities consider undressing at Machu Picchu disrespectful. The majestic 15th century stone citadel – the jewel in the crown of Peru's tourism industry – is located 74 kilometers from Cusco, former capital of the Incan Empire, in southeastern Peru.
Built on the top of a mountain, it blends into surrounding thick foliage.
In June 2014 Peru's culture ministry reiterated that nudity is banned after a wave of visitors snapping offensive pictures.
Nude behavior may bring pleasure to some but it causes discomfort &anger to others.Where do u stand on #nakedtourism? pic.twitter.com/qEf11r8HEg
— Bill Beckham (@ShareanewsBill) June 14, 2015
Spanish colonizers never knew of Machu Picchu, a Unesco world heritage site since 1983. It was discovered in 1911 by American explorer Hiram Bingham.
In other cases of Swiss tourists behaving badly, Argentina officials in 2015 detained a 19-year-old Swiss man after a skull was found in his luggage. The tourist reportedly thought the skull, found in the Recoleta cemetery, would make an original souvenir to show to friends back home.
In 2012 a persistent 18-year-old Swiss woman was arrested in Granada, Spain, after she used her fingernails to draw a heart on the walls of the Alhambra palace.
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