LIMA, Peru - Real estate developers using heavy machinery tore down a 20-foot tall pyramid at the oldest archaeological site near Peru’s capital, cultural officials said Wednesday.
Rafael Varon, deputy minister of cultural patrimony, said the destruction occurred over the weekend at the ruins of El Paraiso, a few miles north of Lima.
He said Wednesday that his agency has lodged criminal complaints against the two companies, identified as Alisol and Provelanz. People who answered the telephone at both companies said no one was available to comment.
Peru’s tourism ministry said El Paraiso was built some 4,000 years ago and was a religious and administrative center, long before the rise of the Inca culture encountered by the Spanish conquerors.
Varon said people apparently working for the two companies tore down one pyramid and tried to destroy three others, but were stopped by witnesses. – Associated Press
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