Overview

• Five adult tourists from Buenos Aires have been identified through viral footage and are charged under the new environmental contravention statute for spray-painting protected rock formations.
• The judicial file was transferred this week to the Tribunales de Luján de Cuyo, where penalties include fines up to ARS 21 million and up to ten days of detention.
• The suspects, who left green-painted inscriptions reading “Stela,” “Grachu,” “Gui,” “Mari” and “Moni,” remain silent as administrative proceedings move forward.
• Vice-Governor Hebe Casado has convened Fundación Pro Montaña and provincial Environment Ministry teams to lead on-site restoration and public awareness campaigns.
• No criminal charges have been filed, and restoration work at the vandalized sites is underway under provincial environmental guidelines.