Inca wall pulled down to build hotel

LIMA, Peru (Reuters) - A Frenchman has torn down part of an ancient Inca wall to build a hotel in the Peruvian city of Cusco, capital of the Inca empire, that he ironically wanted to call "The Archeologist".

The El Comercio newspaper on Sunday said Joel Raymund was planning to slap up a concrete wall in place of the large, finely cut bricks that had been there since before the 16th century Spanish conquest.

Peruvian authorities have halted construction of the hotel. El Comercio said Raymund apologised, but it was not immediately clear what sanctions he could face. Neither he nor Cusco officials could be reached for comment.

The Inca dynasty held sway over a swathe of Latin America from Colombia to Chile for more than three centuries until the Spanish conquest. Its capital, Cusco, is near the mountaintop citadel Machu Picchu that is Peru's top tourist attraction.

Now thats no good. In fact, thats pretty crappy of him.

Thats horrible, destroying a piece of our past.

I hope the wall was removed but not totally destroyed.

I also hope that he is fined, and that he is responsible for the damage and must pay to have it restored!

Destroying the past...and by a Frenchman.
Very sad......

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seekerof

arrrgh. stuff like this makes my head want to explode. what's of more value to society at large, an ancient artifact of a lost situation, or a soulless chain hotel? hmm. let me think about that...jeez.

What a shame. I can't believe he tore it down,what was he thinking. I really hate when ancient places and artifacts are destroyed. And it is even worse when its done on purpose. I hope they keep him from building his hotel. And fine him,heavily.

I has been allready all: Its sad, its a shame.. etc.

What more can i say.. *hmm* ^^

Ill hope that the spirits of Incas will put a curse on them.

This is disrespectful.

on the eram khet...
if they cant beat us then sign right up....

This is a shame. you shouldn't destroy the past because without ia past there is no future.

God, I really hate when # like this happens.

It really goes to show the times we live in when things like this are allowed to happen.
You cannot replace that wall it was an artifact in its own right. I wonder if Graham Hancock has gotten wind of this yet?

Let him go build his hotel in suburban Paris, away from any ancient buildings... Hopefully.