Tourist arrested, attacked by locals after scaling world-famous sacred Mayan temple, video shows

A tourer successful Mexico is facing charges aft helium climbed stairs of 1 of the New Seven Wonders of the World earlier furious locals took justness into their ain hands by beating the man. 

Bystander footage shows the idiosyncratic – who authorities person yet to sanction – scaling the broadside of the Temple of Kukulcan successful Chichén Itzá successful Yucatan past week. 

The antheral was 1 of 2 abstracted visitors filmed climbing the pyramid connected Thursday, arsenic astir 9,000 tourists flocked to the temple – referred to arsenic El Castillo – to observe the outpouring equinox, according to section outlet Mexico News Daily. 

MEXICO TOURIST WHACKED WITH STICK, HECKLED AFTER ILLEGALLY CLIMBING SACRED MAYAN PYRAMID

A tourer scales the broadside of the Temple of Kukulcan successful Chichén Itzá arsenic thousands of visitors flocked to the archeological tract to witnesser the outpouring equinox successful Yucatan, Mexico connected Thursday, March 20, 2025. (@kevin_arsenault/TMX)

"He eluded us, adjacent though we’re keeping ticker connected the occidental broadside of the temple," a National Guard subordinate told Mexico News Daily. "He ran past us. He’s intelligibly successful bully carnal condition."

Video shows 1 of the men scaling the steps arsenic information guards chased aft him. One of the trespassers, a 38-year-old German tourist, reportedly attempted to fell wrong the pyramid chamber, but was recovered by authorities and escorted retired of the historical site. 

Mexican National Guard officers and unit from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) attempted to shield the man, who was being attacked by the assemblage arsenic aggravated onlookers shouted that helium should beryllium "sacrificed" - referring to the quality sacrifices that were erstwhile carried retired astatine the apical of the pyramid by the past Mayans, the section insubstantial reported.

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People look astatine the pyramid of Chichen Itza successful the confederate Mexican authorities of Yucatan March 21, 2012.  (REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Garcia)

The incidental comes arsenic thousands of tourists flock to the Chichén Itzá to witnesser an lawsuit known arsenic the Descent of the Feathered Serpent, a earthy improvement wherever the sunlight casts a serpent-shaped shadiness on the pyramid’s stairs, during the outpouring equinox.  

The tract hosts a four-day-long programme featuring activities for guests to enjoy. However, the events bash not see climbing the astir 1,000-year-old pyramid, which was outlawed successful 2006 to support the structure. 

The 2 tourists were arrested and look imaginable fines nether Article 55 of the Federal Law connected Archaeological, Artistic, and Historical Monuments and Zones of Mexico, according to Mexico News Daily. 

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The Temple of Kukulkan is seen successful the archaeological tract of Chichen Itza successful the confederate Mexican authorities of Yucatan March 21, 2012.  (REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Garcia)

A strikingly akin incidental unfolded 2 years agone erstwhile a Polish tourer chose to standard the aforesaid pyramid.

The antheral was filmed moving up the ineffable temple’s stairs earlier a bystander whacked him with a instrumentality arsenic authorities placed him nether arrest. The antheral was held successful jailhouse for 12 hours and fined 5,000 pesos, according to the Mexico Daily Post. 

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Chichén Itzá authorities did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital’s petition for comment. 

Fox News Digital's Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report.