Summary
A German tourist was arrested and attacked after climbing the Temple of Kukulcan at Chichen Itza, Mexico, during the spring equinox.
Video footage shows locals shouting insults and physically confronting the man as National Guard personnel detained him.
The temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, is off-limits to climbers due to preservation laws and safety concerns.
Violators face fines up to $16,000 and possible prison time.
The incident occurred amid a crowd of 8,000–9,000 visitors.
Not an American tourist this time
I wish more people got their asses kicked for violating historic places and things.
Good. Wish more locals in tourists hotspots would gang up on asshole tourists. Like Bali is infested with entitled westerners and asshole bogans. It’s the colonial mindset these tourists have.
I know a woman who is insanely entitled and is currently in Bali. I feel bad for the locals who have to experience her presence
Sounds like a cause for human sacrifice
Mayans usually only sacrificed nobility. This dude got a “von” in his name?
I climbed that pyramid forever ago when it was still legal to do so.
Tons of people were going up & down. I didn’t realize things had changed and that it was also on the list of “new” 7 wonders of the world.
It was a bitch coming down though because it’s so steep.
Anyway, dude should have known better.
Idiots.
I guess I’m glad my parents took me in the late 80’s/early 90’s when you were still allowed to climb it.
I keep meaning to get my mom to dig out the photos we took from the top.
Punks jump up to get beat down. Or I guess climb up to get beat down in this case.
If this isn’t the first Brand Nubian joke on Lemmy, I’ll be shocked. It might be the first for the whole Fediverse.
I was lucky enough to go there when they still allowed people to go up the temple at Chichen Itza, and it was pretty cool, but I couldn’t image just climbing shit they tell you not to. Especially when the reasoning is protecting heritage.
Honestly, he’s lucky he didn’t trip on the way down. Those stairs are steep.
oh shit… i was there on that day! and i missed it…
Would bet 5€ that the idiot is some kind of ‘travel influencer’ or something similar.
Good, now sacrifice him to whatever God they believe in
Don’t fuck around in the archeology zones!
Lucky they didn’t get their heart cut out and show to them like in the good ol days
Its just like strippers. You can see, but never touch or you’ll regert it for your next tattoo. No regerts!
Stripers! Things that stripe!
No regerts man
