Tourist dies in Machu Picchu taking photo

The body of a German tourist has been recovered from a ravine after he fell while visiting the ancient site of Machu Picchu in the Peruvian Andes. 

Oliver Park, 51, ignored safety signs and warnings from wardens and went into a restricted area close to the edge of a cliff on Wednesday, officials say.


They say he tried to pose for a photograph of himself leaping as if in flight but lost his footing.
Rescuers found the body on Thursday and took it to a local police station.


Police said his body would be taken to a morgue in the city of Cusco.