Video: Angry crowd attacks woman tourist for climbing Mayan pyramid

A woman tourist climbed a Mayan pyramid in Mexico, much to the ire of locals (Image: davenewworld_2/Twitter)

A woman tourist in Mexico was attacked by locals for illegally climbing a sacred site. The woman was filmed climbing the Mayan Pyramid in Chichen Itza, reports Yahoo News.

Footage shows her continuing to climb despite yells of protests from onlookers below. Not only did the tourist climb the pyramid, which dates back to the Mayan era, she also performed a little dance upon reaching the top.

A disrespectful tourist climbs an ancient Mayan pyramid in Mexico and gets booed pic.twitter.com/ZMAnwf0Euo

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A viral video shows a massive crowd of people thronging around the unnamed tourist – some pelting stones and others demanding her arrest. The word “cárcel” – which means “jail” in Spanish --was heard several times

Logran bajar a Mujer que se subió a la Piramide en Chichen-Itza obstruyendo la ley, es detenida y la abuchean. pic.twitter.com/g0Cxoc9Q9V

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The Pyramid of Kukulcan, also known as El Castillo (The Castle), was built by the Maya people between 800-900 AD. This four-sided pyramid stands about 78 feet high and has a temple at the top.

Access to the pyramid was reportedly restricted after a tourist fell to their death from the steps. According to Merco Press, Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) has forbidden tourists from climbing the pyramid since 2008.