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Machu Picchu: Briton and Frenchman 'quizzed for nude photo' Machu Picchu: Briton and Frenchman quizzed over nudity
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A British man is understood to have been questioned by police in Peru after reportedly posing naked at the Machu Picchu ruins. A British man has been been questioned in Peru after posing naked at the Machu Picchu ruins, local police have said.
It had previously been reported that a Briton and a French man were arrested after removing their clothes and taking pictures with a mobile phone at the Unesco World Heritage site. Adam Burton, 23, and a French tourist were caught posing naked on Wednesday by surveillance workers and were removed from the Unesco World Heritage site, Cusco police said.
It is now understood the pair were questioned but not arrested or charged. A police spokesman told the Press Association the pair were questioned over minor offences "against morality".
The Foreign Office said it was in contact with the Peruvian authorities.The Foreign Office said it was in contact with the Peruvian authorities.
It is understood the men have not been arrested or charged.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are in contact with local authorities in Peru following an incident involving a British national in Machu Picchu."A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are in contact with local authorities in Peru following an incident involving a British national in Machu Picchu."
Surveillance was increased at Machu Picchu in March 2014 after nude photos and streaking became increasingly common at the Unesco World Heritage site. Surveillance was increased at Machu Picchu in March 2014 after nude photos and streaking became increasingly common at the site.
The Machu Picchu citadel stands 2,430 metres (7,972ft) above sea level and was built at the height of the Inca Empire in the 15th century. The Machu Picchu citadel, built by the Inca Empire in the 15th Century, stands at 2,430m (7,972ft) above sea level.
Hundreds of thousands of tourists visit the site each year. Hundreds of thousands of tourists visit the site, which is one of Peru's main tourist attractions, each year.
In June in a separate incident, four tourists who posed naked on a mountain in Malaysia, including one Briton, were given jail sentences of three days for causing a public nuisance. In June, four tourists who posed naked on a mountain in Malaysia, including one Briton, were given jail sentences of three days for causing a public nuisance.