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Brit arrested for posing naked at Machu Picchu

Monday, 7 March 20163 min read

A British man has reportedly been arrested in Peru after posing naked for a photograph at the Machu Picchu ruins.

According to Peru’s news agency, Andina, the Brit and a Frenchman were detained after removing their clothes at the Unesco World Heritage site and taking a selfie.

Reports say they were taken to a police station and then to court, where they were charged with moral misconduct.

Since March 2014, local authorities have tightened surveillance at the tourist site to clamp down on a rise in visitors taking nude photos and streaking.

In June, four tourists who posed naked on Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia, including one Briton, were jailed for three days for causing a public nuisance.