Mexico tourist whacked with stick, heckled after illegally climbing sacred Mayan pyramid
The Polish tourist was reportedly arrested and fined over the incident
A tourist was captured on video being beaten with a stick by a bystander after climbing up a sacred temple in Mexico.
The incident played out over the weekend at the Chichén Itzá archaeological site on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, a popular tourist attraction, and involved an unidentified tourist from Poland running up the steps of the pyramid of Kukulkan which is a move frowned upon by locals, The Independent reported.
In the videos from the scene, which went viral on social media, the tourist can be seen being led away from the pyramid by two Mexican officials and then beaten with a stick by a bystander.
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The Polish tourist was reportedly arrested and fined over the incident
A tourist was captured on video being beaten with a stick by a bystander after climbing up a sacred temple in Mexico.
The incident played out over the weekend at the Chichén Itzá archaeological site on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, a popular tourist attraction, and involved an unidentified tourist from Poland running up the steps of the pyramid of Kukulkan which is a move frowned upon by locals, The Independent reported.
In the videos from the scene, which went viral on social media, the tourist can be seen being led away from the pyramid by two Mexican officials and then beaten with a stick by a bystander.
Mexico tourist whacked with stick, heckled after illegally climbing sacred Mayan pyramid
A Polish tourist in Mexico was seen in a viral video being hit with a stick and heckled by a crowd after running up the steps of a sacred Mayan pyramid.
Tourists!!! I've seen a few over eager tourists at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier get straightened out right quick.