A group of tourists found no better way to celebrate their visit to the Archaeological Park of Tipón (Cusco) than by stripping off all their clothes and entering one of the water channels that make up this ancient Inca ceremonial center to bathe.
The incident occurred last weekend, and could be known due to the viralization of a video, where at least 10 women are seen on one of the platforms of the archaeological centersome stripping off their clothes to bathe, others already coming out of an improvised ‘shower’ and others already drying themselves in the sun, as if it were any nudist center.
The video has generated all kinds of reactions at the local level, while a few celebrate the attitude of the visitors, the majority criticize it, saying that every tourist You must maintain ethical behavior when you visit a tourist attraction either in Cusco or nationwide.
According to the rules of conduct for visitors to archaeological remains in Cusco, this behavior is completely prohibited, that can even be classified as offensive or against good customs.
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This Monday, through a statement, the Decentralized Directorate of Culture Cusco, entity in charge of the protection, collection and maintenance of these places, mentioned that unknown why no park ranger prevented tourists from bathing naked or there was no action to stop this attitude, it only mentions that they have already requested a detailed report from the head of said park, Marco Pezo.
It was also learned that after the unusual event, the Culture authorities they denounced the foreigners at the Oropesa Police Station, where the law enforcement officers would be investigating in order to identify the foreigners that appear in the video, however this would be quite complicated due to the poor quality of the video among others.
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FACT:
– The Tipón complex is located near Oropesa in the community of Choquepata, 27 kilometers southeast of Cusco, located at an altitude of 3,560 masl Tipón It was a great sanctuary where water was worshiped with the care and veneration that the Incas treated this element. Tipón is included as one of the most important archaeological visits for the tourist who visits Cusco.
