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Greenpeace activists trespassed on restricted land to set up a banner on the Nazca Lines. The lines are delicate and only authorized persons wearing special shoes are allowed to visit.
"Greenpeace activists stomping around the drawings is kind of like walking on a Mondrian painting while it was still wet. While most of the hummingbird form itself appears to be intact, the footprints uncovered the light soil underneath, wrecking the once pristine archaeological site. Greenpeace did trod on one of the lines."
"Greenpeace is sorry. Nevertheless, Peru is opening a criminal investigation and trying to keep the activists from leaving the country. The country says it will press charges of "attacking archaeological monuments" that are punishable by up to six years in prison. Greenpeace is really sorry.
Greenpeace, I support the cause but not the methods. They're nuts! They're lucky they weren't arrested and placed in the worst prison the country has to offer. Those lines are a national treasure that attracts tourist and scientist and film crews.
Dumb move, didn't they hear about social media for getting a point across. I thought they spray painted their message on the ground at first view, they should have researched and understood the damage from walking in that area.
Well they brought it on themselves 6-year being gringo's in Peruvian prison won't be to easy on them then again they should stay out of other countries affairs
In 2009, the prison population totaled 44,800 inmates (0.15% of the national population), though the nation's prisons were built for a capacity of 22,540.
2,794 of the inmates were women. Only 17,297 of the inmates have been sentenced in court, while many of the rest are held in pretrial detention at police stations and judiciary buildings. Most pretrial detainees are held with convicted prisoners.
Because of understaffing, guards leave the internal operation of large prisons, including the management of commerce, to taitas, the bosses among the inmates.
Since 2000, the International Red Cross has been working with Peruvian authorities to help control the widespread transmission of tuberculosis and HIV among the overcrowded prison population
Greenpeace.org still has their original press release up. The idiots are "nationals from Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Spain, Germany, Italy and Austria". Sanctioning this action puts the entire GP organization and visiting members at risk in Peru. Their International Executive Director will visit Peru to apologize next week - lets see how he is greeted.
Greenpeace.org still has their original press release up. The idiots are "nationals from Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Spain, Germany, Italy and Austria". Sanctioning this action puts the entire GP organization and visiting members at risk in Peru. Their International Executive Director will visit Peru to apologize next week - lets see how he is greeted.
That's low, the US has closer to a 1% incarceration rate and Peru doesn't have the death penalty.
Below is a quote from your link that caught my eye. If ancient cultures of Peru vanished due to climate change, where we're the factories, cars, oil rigs, etc that they say cause global climate change (formerly global warming)?
Greenpeace activists, nationals from Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Spain, Germany, Italy and Austria, displayed the message, which can be viewed from the sky, to honour the Nazca people, whose ancient geoglyphs are one of the historic landmarks of Peru. It is believed that one of the reasons for the Nazca’s disappearance can be linked to massive regional climate change [1]. Today, manmade climate change caused by the burning of oil, coal and gas is threatening our future.
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