Overview

• Provincial authorities issued a resolution against the Instituto del Verbo Encarnado for painting rocks in the El Manzano Histórico reserve in the Valle de Uco.
• Park rangers documented the September 15 incident with roughly 20 markings of about 35×35 cm and two larger inscriptions of 60×70 cm pointing toward Laguna de Arenales.
• The Ministry of Energy and Environment set the fine at 10,000 Unidades Fiscales, equivalent to ARS 4,200,000 in 2025.
• The order requires immediate cleaning using a method reported to and approved by the enforcement authority, and the congregation acknowledged responsibility and pledged to restore the site.
• Officials said collected funds go to a dedicated protected-areas management account, nonpayment may trigger coercive collection, and the case references Law 6045 plus contraventional articles 117 and 138 quater, echoing a July Potrerillos precedent.