Overview
- The Intendencia filed a criminal complaint with the Zapala prosecutor’s office and opened administrative proceedings after verifying the damage in Valle Encantado, at km 1598 by the Limay River.
- The recording shows the driver spray‑painting the names “Ana Gustavo,” responding defiantly to a witness and picking up a stone in a threatening gesture before leaving the aerosol at the site.
- Rangers and brigades used the viral footage to pinpoint the exact location and identify the vehicle and driver tied to a recognized transport firm.
- Company representatives expressed willingness to cooperate, committing to cover environmental remediation costs and to impose internal disciplinary measures on the employee.
- Park experts warned that removing aerosol from millenary rock requires complex, carefully controlled treatments, while final penalties, costs, and the remediation timeline remain pending; a later video shows the driver apologizing and offering to repair the damage.