Mexico: a tourist creates controversy by swaying on a Mayan temple

She just wanted to amuse her followers on TikTok.

A 29-year-old Spanish tourist sparked controversy in Mexico earlier this week for climbing the UNESCO-listed temple of Chichen Itza, an ancient Mayan city in Yucatán, and filming herself dancing on top.

However, the ascent of the monument has been prohibited since 2008 to avoid its degradation.

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A behavior that outraged the other visitors present at the same time on this sacred archaeological site.

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According to the National Institute of Anthropology, site manager, no damage was to be deplored on the monument.

The tourist got off with a fine of 5,000 pesos, or about €250, reports the local daily

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Far from the 2500 to 5000 € penalty provided for in this case by the federal law on monuments.

With 2.1 million visitors since the beginning of 2022, the archaeological zone of Chichén Itzá is the most visited in Mexico ahead of that of Teotihuacan, in the State of Mexico, according to the National Institute of Anthropology and History.

This ancient Mayan city was voted in 2007 as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

Its pyramid of Kukulcán, 30 meters high and 68 meters wide, was built between the 9th and 12th centuries.