The most shocking news happened on December 8th. Greenpeace people had the brilliant idea of decorating a protected area where nobody should even be walking around: The NAZCA LINES, declared a World Heritage site.
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| “Being Activists” |
AP Images reported it on Facebook with this message: Greenpeace activists from Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Spain, Germany, Italy and Austria displayed the message, "Time for Change: The Future is Renewable," next to the hummingbird geoglyph which can be viewed from the sky, during the climate talks in Peru, to honor the Nazca people, whose ancient geoglyphs are one of the country's cultural landmarks.
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| The leader of this #EpicFail: Argentinian Mauro
Fernandez, send him your regards via twitter @mnfernandez |
The message says “Time for Change, the future is renewable”
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| Time for Change |
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| So proud of you Greenpeace#NOT |
Of course, the María Reiche Association, that looks over, protects, takes care and preserve this Heritage Site responded this message on Greenpeace´s facebook wall:
“The Nasca lines are in a restricted area one is not allowed to enter it, but for a reason. The Hummingbird figure is about 1km away from the nearest highway with some other 1000s of other lines criss crossing up to that area. Can you secure that no damage was done, considering you arrived at the place when it was still dark? The Nasca desert has a few dozen figures but thousands of even more impressive lines.”
They snucked in at night:
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| Notice how close they are to the lines |
Leaving aside that this whole área is Restricted, these potos show that there wasn´t any precaution whatsoever.
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| Look at the trail left behind them |
"We can assure you that absolutely NO damage was done. The message was written in cloth letters that laid on the ground without touching the Nazca lines. It was assessed by an experienced archaeologist, ensuring not even a trace was left behind."
Really? Dear Greenpeace, it was not like that. This photo was taken in Dec 8th 2014 at 17:05 by Captain Juan Carlos Ruíz and Shared by the Maria Reiche Association that show the damages left by your activits.
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| Way to go Greenpeace |
Plus, this other photo was taken this year by Google Maps and shows that there wasn´t any trail inside that protected area.
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| Not even a footstep before Greenpeace |
For that matter, geologist, Patricio Valderrama explains what are the protective measures these activits should have used but didn´t even consider:
"I had the oportunity of working in the Nazca Lines in 2009 and i am witness of their fragility. The sole act of walking over them damages them beacause footsteps DO NO ERASE! They stay there permanently! In fact, when i walked near them (nevero ver them) i had to use a special pad under my feet so my footsteps wouldn’t mark the territory…"
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Protective pads that i have to use to walk near the Nazca Lines.
You can see the Little rocks over the grey sand.
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Activists where leaded by Argentinian Mauro Fernández, whose only concern seems to be posing as the coolest guy in this side of the hemisphere to hang it as his next facebook Profile picture:
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| Mauro Fernandez. Send him your regards via Twitter @mnfernandez |
To top it all, Mauro celebrates his outrage using this stupid act as his Twitter cover photo
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| Mauro´s achievements |
Of course, Greenpeace is well known for their brilliant “interventions” around the world. Check out what they did in Machu Picchu, another World Heritage Site.
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| Yes, this happened in Machu Picchu |
About Mauro Fernandez and his brilliant team, the department of Culture in Perú, has issued an official statement talking about this:
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| Official Statement of the Department of Culture in Peru |
"The Department of Culture has filed a complaint to the district attorney´s office about these illegal acts, and will stop the people responsible for these acts from fleeding the country and held under custody."
Many people have reacted upon this matter and it appears the message is pretty clear.
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| People´s reaction |
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