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TO Tourist in Mexico Face charges after climbing stairs from one of the new seven wonders of the world before furious premises take justice in their own hands when hitting man.
The images of spectators show the individual, which the authorities have not yet appointed, climbing the side of the Kukulcan temple in Chichén Itzá in Yucatan last week.
The man was one of the two separate visitors filmed by climbing the pyramid on Thursday, since approximately 9,000 tourists went to the temple, called El Castillo, to observe the Spring equinoxAccording to the local exit Mexico daily news.
Mexico’s tourist hit the stick, off after illegally climbing the Sacred Pyramid Mayan
A tourist scale the side of the Kukulcan temple in Chichen Itzá while thousands of visitors went to the archaeological site to witness the spring equinox in Yucatán, Mexico, on Thursday, March 20, 2025. (@Kevin_Arsenault/TMX)
“He eluded us, although we monitor the western side of the temple,” said a member of the National Guard to Mexico News Daily. “It happened to us with us. It is clearly in good physical condition.”
The video shows one of the men who climb the steps while the security guards chase him. One of the Intruders, a 38 -year -old man German touristAccording to reports, he tried to hide inside the pyramidal chamber, but was found by the authorities and escorted outside the historical site.
The officers and staff of the Mexican National Guard of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) tried to protect the man, that the crowd attacked as angry spectators shouted that it should be “sacrificed”, referring to the human sacrifices that were once taken to the top of the pyramid by the ancient Maya, the local role reported.
Americans who consider spring vacations in Mexico warned about the murder.
People look at the Chichen Itza pyramid in the state of southern Yucatan in southern Yucatan on March 21, 2012. (Reuters/Victor Ruiz García)
The incident comes as Thousands of tourists come To Chichen Itzá to witness an event known as the descent of the feathered snake, a natural phenomenon where sunlight throws a snake -shaped shadow along the stairs of the pyramid, during the spring equinox.
The site houses a four -day program with activities for guests to enjoy. However, the events do not include climbing the pyramid of almost 1,000 years old, which was prohibited in 2006 to protect the structure.
The two tourists They were arrested and face potential fines under article 55 of the Federal Law on Monuments and Archaeological, Artistic and Historical Areas of Mexico, according to Mexico News Daily.
The Kukulkan temple is seen at the archaeological site of Chichen Itza in the state of the Mexican South of Yucatan on March 21, 2012. (Reuters/Victor Ruiz García)
A surprisingly similar incident was developed two years ago when a Polish tourist decided to climb the same pyramid.
The man was filmed running along the stairs of the sacred temple before a spectator hit him with a stick while the authorities put him under arrest. The man was arrested in jail for 12 hours and fined 5,000 pesos, according to Mexico Daily Post.
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The authorities of Chichén Itzá did not immediately respond to the request for comments from Fox News Digital.
Andrew Mark Miller of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
