Tourists getting naked at one of Peru’s most iconic cultural sites are facing a crackdown by authorities.
The move to step up surveillance at Machu Picchu comes after videos and photos were posted online of foreigners stripping off and streaking across the Incan ruins, prompting a response from the Ministry of Culture.
They were briefly held in custody and forced to delete naked photographs from their digital camera – but not before it had gone viral on Peruvian social media after it was ‘irresponsibly published to the Internet,’ the police statement says.
Last month, a video was posted to YouTube showing a naked couple streaking across Machu Picchu, considered to be a sacred holy site, as a park guard gave chase.
The couple can be seen running through the grass, holding their clothes in their hands, jumping over the ancient stone walls.
The incident was filmed by another tourist.
