Tourist berated by crowd, whacked for climbing on Mayan temple
A tourist was berated by an angry crowd and hit with a stick after climbing the steps of the Mayan Temple of Kukulcán pyramid in Chichén Itzá over the weekend.
The unnamed Polish man incited outrage Saturday when he crossed the step-pyramid’s restricted zone and started climbing the storied steps,Climbing on the limestone steps has been banned since 2008, one year after the site was named one of UNESCO’s New 7 Wonders of the World.a video circulating on social media
, the man can be seen being escorted back down the steps by a pair of officials while the crowd shouts reprimands and curses. At one point, a shirtless man carrying a long stick approaches the tourist from behind and whacks him on the head.José Arturo Chab Cárdenas of the Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia told the Mexico Daily Post that the tourist was subsequently detained for 12 hours before being fined 5,000 pesos, or about $263. Located on Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula, the Temple of Kukulcán is one of Chichén Itzá’s crown jewels.
“Tourists must respect the security measures of the INAH in the archaeological zone to preserve the cultural heritage of Mexico, take care of other visitors and enjoy that Mayan legacy,” Chab Cárdenas told the Mexico Daily Post.
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