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Truck Driver Filmed Spray-Painting Rocks in Nahuel Huapi Faces Legal Action

The transport company pledged remediation following the viral video.

Overview

  • The incident occurred at kilometer 1598 on Route 40 in Valle Encantado, along the Limay River inside Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi.
  • A witness recorded the driver stopping a company truck to paint on rock formations, confronted him on camera, and was threatened when the driver picked up a stone.
  • Park officials used the footage to pinpoint the affected sector and classified the act as a serious infringement of regulations protecting natural and landscape heritage.
  • Administrative and legal proceedings are underway against the responsible individual, and authorities formally contacted the vehicle owner.
  • The company expressed cooperation, committed to environmental restoration and internal measures, and the final sanction is still under review with recent Potrerillos fines cited as precedent.