A 38 -year -old German individual, violated security protocols on Thursday and went up to the Chichen Itzá Castillo pyramid, archaeological zone of Yucatan, just when the descent of the feathered snake with seven isosceles triangles was recorded, at 4:58 p.m. local time, in the spring equinox.
After climbing, he entered the pyramid chamber to hide and mock the safety of the site.
“He escaped from our hands, although we are watching in the west zone of the castle, he ran, it is seen that he has good physical condition,” explained a guard who declined to identify, while the annoying crowd physically and verbally attacked the young man.
More than 9,000 visitors who attended this afternoon to see the decline in Kukulcán asked for a punishment with “jail” for the individual, which is the first, in this 2025 that goes up to Kukulcán Castle.
The custodians of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) lowered it on the east side, which is in front of the Temple of the Thousand Columns to avoid conflicts with national, local and international tourists who went to Chichén Itzá enjoy the descent of Kukulcán this day of the spring equinox.
However, the enraged crowd hit him, insulted and demanded “sacrifice”, causing a gresca, even went against agents and the National Guard and the INAH that lowered and moved it the other way to avoid lynching.
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The German received a severe blow on the forehead, which left him bloody, witnessed EFE witnesses.
The INAH prohibited since January 2006 that visitors to the pre -Columbian city went up to the castle and other buildings to protect them.
In recent years, three personan have risen to those who imposed a fine, for altering public order and possible patrimonial damage.
This Thursday, thousands of people enjoyed the descent of Kukulcán, the archaeological-overtomic phenomenon that occurs twice a year in the castle of the Mexican archaeological zone of Chichen Itzá, in the midst of new discoveries about this fact.
On this occasion, the phenomenon can be seen between sight findings designed by the Maya, such as before and after the equinox, five, six and seven triangles of sunlight are perceived, and then eight and nine, which guided the indigenous people in their agricultural crops.
With EFE information
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