Watch out for bare butts when traveling in Machu Picchu -- incidents of `` naked tourism '' at the 15th-century Inca citadel are on the rise , and getting under the skin of Peru officials . According to the Peruvian Times , four American tourists were detained on March 14 for getting naked and posing for photos at the site . In a pair of separate incidents earlier in the week , two Canadians and two Australians were detained for stripping down for pictures at Machu Picchu . The bare-it-all episodes followed a 2013 incident in which a naked couple was videotaped by other tourists while streaking across Machu Picchu 's grass field and bounding down a stone staircase like a pair of adolescent antelopes . The website My Naked Trip features images of an Israeli man named Amichay Rab posing in the buff at sites around South America , including Machu Picchu . Rab 's long , curly hair and bold poses have won him a cluster of followers . The photos and video have made the rounds on social media . Peruvian officials are not amused . Crackdown . Peru 's Ministry of Culture has denounced the spectacle of nude visitors at Machu Picchu as `` disrespectful '' and `` unfortunate events that threaten cultural heritage . '' `` There are places in the world that people can get naked , but not all places are ( appropriate ) for getting undressed , '' Alfredo Mormontoy Atayupanqui , director of archaeological resources for Peru 's Ministry of Culture , tells CNN . According to Mormontoy , park rules printed on the back of admission tickets warn visitors against being nude in public . `` Tourists should comply with local rules and regulations when they are traveling , otherwise there will be thousands of problems , '' he says . Meanwhile , Cusco 's regional director of culture , Ricardo Ruiz Caro , has issued a statement saying that park guards at Machu Picchu and other historic sites in the region will increase surveillance and crackdown on naked tourism . New rules announced but yet to be put in place are also meant to address the issue of overcrowding at the site . According to the Peruvian Times , `` All foreign visitors to Machu Picchu will soon have to hire an official guide to enter the Inca Citadel , follow one of three predetermined routes through the complex and face time limits at specific points to keep the traffic flowing , under new rules promulgated by the Ministry of Culture in Cusco . '' `` Machu Picchu is visited by tourists of different ages , religions and ideologies , '' says Mormontoy . `` Nude behavior may bring pleasure to a small percentage of people , but it causes discomfort and anger to others . We need to make sure other tourists do n't feel awkward . '' Where do you stand on `` naked tourism '' ? Share your thoughts in the comments .
Multiple tourists detained for stripping down at Machu Picchu in recent weeks . Score: 6