Tourist arrested, attacked by locals after scaling world-famous sacred Mayan temple, video shows
The German tourist was beaten by locals after authorities found him hiding inside the sacred pyramid
A tourist has been arrested in Mexico for climbing a sacred Mayan temple
Video shows a man scaling the Temple of Kukulcan in Chichén Itzá as thousands of visitors flock to the site to witness the spring equinox on Thursday, March 20, 2025. (@kevin_arsenault/TMX)
A tourist scales the side of the Temple of Kukulcan in Chichén Itzá as thousands of visitors flocked to the archeological site to witness the spring equinox in Yucatan, Mexico on Thursday, March 20, 2025. (@kevin_arsenault/TMX)
People look at the pyramid of Chichen Itza in the southern Mexican state of Yucatan March 21, 2012. (REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Garcia)
The Temple of Kukulkan is seen in the archaeological site of Chichen Itza in the southern Mexican state of Yucatan March 21, 2012. (REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Garcia)