Another Tourist Climbs up Chichén Itzá Pyramid — This One Got Hit With a Stick
Another day, another tourist climbing up the historic Chichén Itzá pyramid Kukulkán. Ah. While we’re over here wondering if the Maya archaeological site’s tourists will ever learn to respect it, onlookers made sure to make a point out of this one.
On Saturday, January 28, a Polish tourist disrespected the Temple of Kukulkán by trespassing and climbing up the stairs. As per the Mexico Daily Post, the tourist wanted “to take pictures” up the temple for social media.
An angry crowd waited for the tourist as he went down the pyramid’s steps
Shortly after, the Polish tourist was escorted down the ancient Maya pyramid by two security guards. He of course had violated the rules of Chichén Itzá, a Maya site dating back to the 5th century AD. Known as “the city of the water sorcerers” and deeply important to Maya culture, the Temple of Kukulkán was even named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. For all of this and more, onlookers were not happy about the Polish tourist’s behavior.
As the tourist walked down the steps, the crowd grew angrier. Videos show how he quickens his pace once he sees people waiting for him at the bottom (including a guy with a stick, but more on that later). The Polish man walks alongside the two security guards as one man approaches him and yells, “Get away from here!”
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