US Politics | Shocking moment crowd ATTACKS ‘disrespectful’ tourist who danced on Mayan pyramid near Cancun
THIS is the shocking moment a crowd of locals turned on a tourist and violently attacked the woman, after she illegally climbed an ancient Mayan temple in Mexico. Footage recorded by the crowd showed the woman dancing and showboating at the top of Chichen Itza, near Cancun, where she was subsequently ushered down by a security guard into an indignant audience. 
The tourist who illegally climbed to the top of Chichen ItzaTwitter 
The crowd attacks the tourist as she is escorted off the site Hair pulling, punches to the back of the head, pushes and drenched by bottles of bystanders was all to come for the foolish tourist with the crowd yelling "carcel" meaning "prison" in Spanish. A Mexican woman Angela Lopeze posted the footage on TikTok with the label "This is why you don't disrespect historic Mayan Pyramids." Another person who filmed the incident said the act showed "a lack of respect." El Castillo, known as the Kukulcan Pyramid, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and has been prohibited to climb since 2008. Read more on world 
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SHARK FRIGHT Watch 'world's creepiest shark' with one eye and 'crazy teeth' circle divers The sacred sited was built by the pre-Columbian Maya civilisation more than 1200 years ago, with the ruins now under the stewardship of Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History. If caught illegally climbing the temple, offenders face fines ranging from 50,000 – 100,000 pesos (£4311). According to the Latin America news outlet, MercoPress, INAH authorities have yet to report the incident, however, people have taken to social media condemning the act and calling for imprisonment. One video of the incident posted on TikTok has been viewed more the five million times. Most read in The US Sun DARK DEEDS Chilling note found by Walmart 'mass shooter's' body 'listed his targets' TIP TWIST Quinton Simon's grandmother 'tipped off FBI about toddler's mom' before arrest INVISIBILITY CLOAK Invisibility sweater tricks AI so you can't be seen on security cameras CLIFF TRAGEDY Mountain hiker plunges 1,000ft to her death as friends hear chilling screams SUNNY SLIPS UP The View's Sunny gets abruptly corrected by producers after major mistake 'GET WELL SOON' Al Roker looks unrecognizable in new Instagram post amid health battle Federal law on Archaeological, Artistic and Historic Monuments and Areas states in Article 47 that one to ten years imprisonment is possible if the offender is found liable. Chichen Itza is in close proximity to the tourist hotspot, Cancun, which is said to bring more than two millions visitors to the ancient wonder annually. With the large numbers visiting, the site has seen many incidents of illegal activity in the past. According to local media, one incident lead to the death of tourist who allegedly slipped from a step and fell about 60 feet to the ground in 2006. Last year, a tourist also illegally climbed the temple and faced the local court but the outcome was unknown. Back in May a Russian influencer faced charges for posing naked under a sacred tree in Bali. A group of tourists face four years in jail in Peru after human faeces was found in a temple at Machu Picchu. An Instagram beauty was blasted for letting her boyfriend splash her bum with holy water at an ancient temple in Bali.
The tourist who illegally climbed to the top of Chichen ItzaTwitter The crowd attacks the tourist as she is escorted off the site Hair pulling, punches to the back of the head, pushes and drenched by bottles of bystanders was all to come for the foolish tourist with the crowd yelling "carcel" meaning "prison" in Spanish. A Mexican woman Angela Lopeze posted the footage on TikTok with the label "This is why you don't disrespect historic Mayan Pyramids." Another person who filmed the incident said the act showed "a lack of respect." El Castillo, known as the Kukulcan Pyramid, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and has been prohibited to climb since 2008. Read more on world QUAKE TRAGEDY Kids buried alive in collapsed schools among 268 killed in horror earthquake SHARK FRIGHT Watch 'world's creepiest shark' with one eye and 'crazy teeth' circle divers The sacred sited was built by the pre-Columbian Maya civilisation more than 1200 years ago, with the ruins now under the stewardship of Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History. If caught illegally climbing the temple, offenders face fines ranging from 50,000 – 100,000 pesos (£4311). According to the Latin America news outlet, MercoPress, INAH authorities have yet to report the incident, however, people have taken to social media condemning the act and calling for imprisonment. One video of the incident posted on TikTok has been viewed more the five million times. Most read in The US Sun DARK DEEDS Chilling note found by Walmart 'mass shooter's' body 'listed his targets' TIP TWIST Quinton Simon's grandmother 'tipped off FBI about toddler's mom' before arrest INVISIBILITY CLOAK Invisibility sweater tricks AI so you can't be seen on security cameras CLIFF TRAGEDY Mountain hiker plunges 1,000ft to her death as friends hear chilling screams SUNNY SLIPS UP The View's Sunny gets abruptly corrected by producers after major mistake 'GET WELL SOON' Al Roker looks unrecognizable in new Instagram post amid health battle Federal law on Archaeological, Artistic and Historic Monuments and Areas states in Article 47 that one to ten years imprisonment is possible if the offender is found liable. Chichen Itza is in close proximity to the tourist hotspot, Cancun, which is said to bring more than two millions visitors to the ancient wonder annually. With the large numbers visiting, the site has seen many incidents of illegal activity in the past. According to local media, one incident lead to the death of tourist who allegedly slipped from a step and fell about 60 feet to the ground in 2006. Last year, a tourist also illegally climbed the temple and faced the local court but the outcome was unknown. Back in May a Russian influencer faced charges for posing naked under a sacred tree in Bali. A group of tourists face four years in jail in Peru after human faeces was found in a temple at Machu Picchu. An Instagram beauty was blasted for letting her boyfriend splash her bum with holy water at an ancient temple in Bali.
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