Truly disturbing. So disrespectful and ignorant. Greenpeace International is so focused on branding their own image that they dont even stop for a moment to think what these sacred sites mean to their people. This really sickens me. Excerpts: Its a true slap in the face at everything Peruvians consider sacred, Deputy Culture Minister Luis Jaime Castillo said of Mondays action by the environmental group at the famed drawings etched into Perus coastal desert, a U.N. World Heritage site. He said the government was seeking to prevent those responsible from leaving the country while it asks prosecutors to file charges of attacking archaeological monuments, a crime punishable by up to six years in prison. The activists entered a strictly prohibited area beside the famed figure of a hummingbird, the Culture Ministry said in a statement. They laid big yellow cloth letters reading: Time for Change; The Future is Renewable. The message was intended for delegates from 190 countries at the U.N. climate talks being held in nearby Lima. Castillo said no one, not even presidents and Cabinet ministers, is allowed without authorization where the activists trod, and those who do have permission must wear special shoes. The Nazca lines are huge figures depicting living creatures, stylized plants and imaginary figures scratched on the surface of the ground between 1,500 and 2,000 years ago. They are believed to have had ritual astronomical functions. They are absolutely fragile. They are black rocks on a white background. You walk there and the footprint is going to last hundreds or thousands of years, Castillo said. And the line that they have destroyed is the most visible and most recognized of all.
Posted on: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 14:07:44 +0000
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