Tourists Caught Removing Volcanic Rocks from Protected Area


A
g oup
of
tou ists
have
bee
de ou ced
by
the
Cabildo’s
E vi o me t
Depa tme t
afte
they
we e
caught
taki g
examples
of
volca ic
ock
f om
the
Pa que
Natu al
de
los
Volca es.

Wa de s
app oached
the
g oup
afte
a
o looke
epo ted
that
they
had
bee
emovi g
ocks
a d
placi g
them
i
thei
ucksacks.
The
g oup
claimed
to
be
u ive sity
stude ts
studyi g
Geology
but
had
o
pe mit
to
ext act
geological
samples
f om
the
p otected
a ea.

The
wa de s
fou d
seve al
examples
of
ock,
i cludi g
olivi a,
i
the
ucksacks,
alo g
with
a
geological
hamme .
 The
fi es
fo
taki g
ocks
f om
a
p otected
a ea
ca
each
€3,000.

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