translated from Spanish: Chancellery already contacted Chilean arrested in Cusco for damage in Machu Picchu

From The Chancellor it was reported that the consul of Tacna is already in contact with Fabián Eduardo Vera Vergara (30), the Chilean who together with five other tourists was arrested for causing the fall of a stone and defecating in a sector inside Machu Picch u. “The Consul of Chile in Tacna, Pablo Pedreros, is aware of the situation and in contact with the Chilean, providing the corresponding consular support,” the Secretary of State confirmed to the Middle Emol.” Our authorities have contacted the prosecutor in charge of the case in Peru, who reported that the relevant investigation is underway,” he added. Last Sunday the Chilean, along with a French woman, two Brazilians and two Argentines were arrested by the Peruvian National Police for causing unrest in the lookout sector of the “Temple of the Sun”. According to information provided by El Comercio, these tourists remain in the police station of Machu Picchu Pueblo (Cusco) and are being investigated for the alleged crime against cultural heritage by the Public Prosecutor’s Office. With penalties of at least four years in prison, Peruvian law sanctions those who damage cultural heritage. The former Inca village was declared a World Heritage Site in 1983 and in 2007 was chosen as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in a worldwide internet survey.

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