Fury as vandal is filmed spray painting a penis onto wall at ancient Peruvian UNESCO site
By TARYN PEDLER
Published: 09:33 EDT, 13 May 2025 | Updated: 09:34 EDT, 13 May 2025
A vandal has sparked outrage after being filmed spray painting a penis onto a wall at an ancient Peruvian UNESCO site.
In footage, the man was seen spraying the crude graffiti on one of the original walls of Chan Chan, a pre-Columbian city 300 miles north of Lima that is flooded with thousands of visitors each month.
He wore a backpack and drew a giant black penis on the stone which is more than 600 years old and a World Heritage Site.
Peru's ministry of culture said the culprit showed 'a grave disrespect toward our history and cultural heritage, as well as a violation of the regulations that protect archaeological heritage sites.
'We express our strongest condemnation of this regrettable act of vandalism,' the ministry emphasised in its statement.
Authorities have not yet identified the attacker but he could face up to six years behind bars if he is caught under Peruvian heritage protection statutes.
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The Chan Chan archaeological site draws thousands of visitors each month
A vandal has daubed an image of a penis on a wall at a centuries-old Peruvian city recognised by Unesco as a World Heritage Site.
The man was filmed while spraying the graffiti on one of the original walls of Chan Chan, a pre-Columbian city 500km (300 miles) north of Lima that is visited by thousands of people a month.
Peru's ministry of culture said the culprit showed "a grave disrespect toward our history and cultural heritage, as well as a violation of the regulations that protect archaeological heritage sites".
Some Peruvians questioned how he was able to damage the wall unchallenged, while others said they were disappointed that the site was not better protected.
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