Overview
- The incident occurred on December 26 at km 1598 of Route 40 by the Limay River, where a driver stopped his truck to spray-paint names on rock formations.
- Footage shows the man writing “Ana” and then “Gustavo,” responding defiantly to a bystander, threatening him with a stone, and leaving the aerosol at the site.
- Nahuel Huapi park authorities opened an administrative case under national parks law and filed a criminal complaint with the Zapala prosecutor’s office.
- Officials contacted the transport company, whose representatives agreed to finance technical remediation and impose internal disciplinary measures on the employee.
- Park staff will oversee restoration work, with fines or other penalties to be determined, and media highlighted a recent Potrerillos case that drew a substantial monetary sanction.