Allegations of vandalism and defecation at the ruins of Machu Picchu has prompted five tourists to be deported from Peru, while another will be charged over the damage.
Police said the group crept into the site, one of south America's best known tourist attractions, and caused a rock to fall from a wall of the Temple of the Sun, damaging the wall.
Another one of those involved is accused of defecating among the ruins of the Incan city.
The group was made up of tourists from Chile, Brazil, France and Argentina.
An Argentine man will stay in the country where he faces charges of "destroying Peru's cultural heritage".
Police said he had acknowledge a role in the allegations.
Machu Picchu is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is visited by more than one million tourists a year.
