During the afternoon of last Saturday, March 22, around 4:58 p.m., while the Spring equinox In Mexico, a 38 -year -old German citizen decided not to respect security protocols and went up to Kukulcán templein Chichén Itzáan archaeological zone located in the city of Mérida, Yucatan.
The Teuton man managed to reach the top of the building Pre -Hispanic And he entered the pyramid chamber to hide and try to evade the security of the place. However, the tourist later learned that The locals do not please when visitors The stairs of the temples go up without the corresponding permission.
When Mexican security finally stopped the man who climbed the structure, the spectators present could not contain his anger and began to hit him in the body and in the face, to the point that, in some recordings shared on social networks, several people are heard asking for the “sacrifice” of the German for the act.
“He escaped from our hands even though we were watching the west zone of the Kukulcán temple. The foreigner ran and, as he has good physical conditionclimbed the stairs faster than normal, ”explained one of the guards in Chichén Itzá, who did not want to identify before the Mexican media.
Jail and fine to tourists
Last weekend, from Saturday 22 to Sunday, March 23, more than 10 thousand visitors from all over the world Chichén Itzá went to observe Kukulcán’s descent in the temple, because during the spring equinoxes a solar projection is carried out in that pyramid, which takes the form of a snake.
For that reason, in the middle of the sacred ceremony, the German tourist decided Collective outragesince everyone was against the Teuton.
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After security agents and National guard From Mexico they will reach the German citizen, this was escorted by the Police and subsequently expelled from Chichen Itzá. However, before leaving, the 38 -year -old man received a rain of abuse quickly evolved EMPUSHONS and blows on your body.
According to various witnesses, the crowd “lo hitit insult And some demanded the sacrifice of their person ”, so the agents had to transfer him to another sector to avoid a lynching. Despite this, the German tourist received “a severe blow to the forehead that left him bloody”, Said one of the guards.
The tourist was arrested and currently faces charges specifiedtogether with a fine that it has not yet been revealed, taking into account that, since February 2007, the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) prohibited that the visitors of the pre -Columbian city go up to the temple of Kukulcán or the other structures.
Since March 2022, three people have managed to rise without authorization to any of the pyramids in Chichen Itzá, so they were imposed a fine of 50 thousand Mexican pesos (Q19 thousand 200) for altering public order and damaging the heritage of Mexico. Therefore, the German tourist is expected to receive a sanction similar for these acts.