Machu Picchu security boosted after visitors spread human ashes
Agence France-Presse
November 20, 2024 6:27AM ET
Machu Picchu security boosted after visitors spread human ashes
Machu Picchu (Percy HURTADO AFP)
Peruvian authorities said Tuesday they have tightened security at the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu after tourists there were filmed dispersing what were believed to be human ashes.
Last week, citizens in Peru were outraged by a non-dated video on Tiktok in which a woman at the tourist site took ashes from a plastic bag and threw them in the air, then hugged another woman.
The video had a caption about "saying goodbye with much love at Machu Picchu" and hashtags with the words "ashes" and "spreading ashes." The 30-second video was first shown on the account @IncaGoExpeditions, belonging to a travel agency, before it was removed from TikTok.
Cesar Medina, the head of Machu Picchu archeological park, told AFP that officials were going to hire more guards and install more surveillance cameras. He said there was nothing in local laws barring people from spreading human ashes in public.
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