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Woman enters ancient Mayan pyramid, people protest against her for disrespecting the site
The tourist can be seen ascending the Mayan Pyramid in Chichen Itza in a video. Many other visitors protested against her action.
An odd scenario recently occurred at a historic World Heritage site that angered many visitors. In front of hundreds of perplexed witnesses, a woman was seen climbing the steep stairs of a Mayan pyramid. The female tourist can be seen ascending the Mayan Pyramid in Chichen Itza in a video. She enters the temple and begins dancing on the steps as she reaches the top of the stairs. Additionally, the video depicts visitors protesting against her. The traveller was brought to safety once she got back on the ground while locals urged that she be put in jail.
This video was shared by Twitter user @davenewworld_2, and the post's caption read, "A disrespectful tourist climbs an ancient Mayan pyramid in Mexico and gets booed."
Take a look at the video here:
Since this video was shared, it has been viewed 8.2 million likes. The video also has many likes and comments that only seem to be growing. Many people were not happy with the woman's actions.
One person in the Twitter comments wrote, "I'm sure they the pyramids took a huge hit with all that foot traffic, and they had to change the rules to preserve it. People should respect that regardless of what country they're from. ALWAYS respect the people and lands you visit on your travels. You are a guest!" A second person added, "WOW. This is beyond disrespectful." A third person wrote, "Almost 30 years ago, we climbed the pyramid at Chichen Itza. Even then stairs were so worn and steep that my partner had a full-on panic attack trying to descend. Glad for the changes to preserve these irreplaceable monuments," said a third.
