Peru: UNESCO site under threat from squatters
•Dec 19, 2020
Throughout the week, Al Jazeera has been bringing you reports from around the world about UNESCO World Heritage Sites that could
•Dec 19, 2020
Throughout the week, Al Jazeera has been bringing you reports from around the world about UNESCO World Heritage Sites that could lose their special status.
Now we go to Peru, where an ancient city is under threat from squatters.
Al Jazeera's Mariana Sanchez reports from Caral.
To Peru now, where the sacred city of Caral is under threat by illegal occupiers. The UNESCO Heritage Site is the oldest centre of civilisation in the world.
But soaring land prices have led to a conflict between people who want to protect it, and those looking for somewhere to live.