Overview
- Park authorities said a group of Brazilian visitors crossed signage and a safety railing to descend to the lagoon shore in the Ventisquero Negro restricted sector over the weekend.
- Local guides and tourism service providers recorded the breach and alerted a guardaparque who, together with Gendarmería Nacional, used that audiovisual material to identify the visitors in the Pampa Linda and Saltillo de las Nalcas areas.
- The identified tourists were issued administrative fines according to APN reports, though the monetary amounts were not disclosed by authorities.
- In response to the incident the Administración de Parques Nacionales re-delimited the Ventisquero Negro area and reiterated that visitors may only use the conditioned mirador to observe the lake and ventisquero.
- Officials said enforcing the restriction protects both visitor safety and a fragile ecosystem made of unconsolidated glacial moraines, and the case highlights how ranger work and on-the-ground reporting by guides are used to detect and sanction infractions.