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Tourist attacked by locals after climbing forbidden Mayan temple in Mexico (people.com)

submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A German tourist was arrested and attacked after climbing the Temple of Kukulcan at Chichen Itza, Mexico, during the spring equinox.

Video footage shows locals shouting insults and physically confronting the man as National Guard personnel detained him.

The temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, is off-limits to climbers due to preservation laws and safety concerns.

Violators face fines up to $16,000 and possible prison time.

The incident occurred amid a crowd of 8,000–9,000 visitors.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Wow, they made the temple in Forza Horizon 5 a real thing! How did the tourist get around the invisible walls though?

E: fun fact actually, in the game it isn't covered by an invisible cube, but rather a pyramid shape that starts at the X and Y of the temple corners but is about 1.5x the height of the temple. Strangely enough, other temples do use a cube/rectangle barrier that far exceeds the height of the asset it is protecting (mostly structures at Ek' Balam). This suggests that this temple was unique and handled seperately, but the lower protection is really strange. Maybe just an oversight, maybe a requirement from Mexico officials, worried that the usual system wasn't enough to keep players from messing with it - which, amusingly, allowed players to get above it, but other structures are immune.