A husband in Peru has ended his marriage after discovering his wife's infidelity through a Google Maps image. The man was planning a route on the digital mapping service when he spotted a photograph of his wife sitting on a bench, tenderly stroking the hair of another man whose head rested in her lap.
The image, captured by a Google camera vehicle in Lima, the Peruvian capital, dated back to 2013. The husband said the photograph caught his attention because the woman appeared to be wearing clothing identical to pieces his wife owned. He confronted his wife with the evidence, and she confessed to having an affair.
The couple, whose identities remain anonymous, subsequently divorced. The photograph was taken near the city's Puente de los Suspiros de Barranco (Bridge of Sighs of the Ravine). The husband later posted the images on Facebook, where they sparked considerable reaction from users.
One social media commenter, San Pateste, said: 'What a small world it is... It would have been enough if she said to her husband that she did not love him any more.' Another user, Guillermo Sanchez, added: 'Out of 100 women, 90 per cent are not loyal, the rest are loyal and only have one eye (hahaha) or are immortal (hahaha).'
The photograph joins a catalogue of peculiar images captured for Google Maps and Google Street View, including individuals dressed as pigeons, an escaped prisoner, a couple having sex by their car, and a woman giving birth.
