Tourist attacked by locals after climbing forbidden Mayan temple in Mexico
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The headline annoys me, it makes it sound like a hapless tourist was attacked by vicious indigens.
I can well imagine how they told him not to do it, and eventually had to resort to physically getting him back down when he just didn't listen. Maybe technically an attack, but at the very least it should've read:
"Tourist violating ancient artefacts restrained & attacked by locals" or some such.
I've seen enough of these stories that it was very clear that they climbed the temple (a no no) and was quickly karmaed by locals. Which is the proper way of things.
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8,000 and 9,000 people were visiting the temple at the time
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Summary
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.
What an idiot not only for potentially damaging an ancient pyramid but also because those stairs are only about 3" deep and it would be incredibly easy to come tumbling off that when coming back down. I scaled one that was maybe 10 feet tall outside Playa Del Carmen (not a perserved one but one you can climb on) and even that was terrifying to come down as a tall person.
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Not an American tourist this time
I think I've seen this movie, the American runs in afterwards in a fedora. /s
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Mayans usually only sacrificed nobility.
This dude got a "von" in his name?Mayans -o- French
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I’ve seen this movie. Don’t the plants kill then?
But that one the locals won't let you go if you touch it. Force you to stay on it.
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Not an American tourist this time
There's a weird moment where it's "Fuck, here we go aga... wait... it's not our fault this time?"
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I think I've seen this movie, the American runs in afterwards in a fedora. /s
It belongs in a museum!
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Summary
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.
I climbed that pyramid forever ago when it was still legal to do so.
Tons of people were going up & down. I didn’t realize things had changed and that it was also on the list of “new” 7 wonders of the world.
It was a bitch coming down though because it’s so steep.
Anyway, dude should have known better.
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Summary
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.
I wish more people got their asses kicked for violating historic places and things.
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Summary
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.
Its just like stripers. You can see, but never touch or you'll regert it for your next tattoo. No regerts!
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I wish more people got their asses kicked for violating historic places and things.
Or, really, any stupid shit when visiting somewhere. I'd have loved it if that "influencer" that yoinked that wombat got flogged in the public square like she deserved.
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Or, really, any stupid shit when visiting somewhere. I'd have loved it if that "influencer" that yoinked that wombat got flogged in the public square like she deserved.
Abso fucking lately.
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Its just like stripers. You can see, but never touch or you'll regert it for your next tattoo. No regerts!
Stripers! Things that stripe!
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There's a weird moment where it's "Fuck, here we go aga... wait... it's not our fault this time?"
UN: "USA, NO!"
USA: "What? I'm right here."
UN: "Sorry, force of habit. GERMANY, NO!"
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A German tourist
Sorry for not sending out best. I hope the guys wore socks in sandals at least to properly represent our national outfit.
I used to work in a tourist area of CA, and most German tourists are very friendly and usually have a good dry humor, only ever had one be rude, but I think he was an offical going to the military base and not a tourist. He didn't like me walking past the lobby in a restaurant he was waiting to be seated in, I don't know how it is elsewhere, but when your picking up and paying for a to go order in the US, you don't wait to be seated, you just go to the front of house area and pay, typically front of house worker or owners aren't seating people unless it's an incredibly slow.
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Mayans -o- French
If you study the classical Maya on a university level the experts do agree the Classical Maya preferred aristocrat blood, this is why they had many ceremonies for bloodletting that was a form of non fatal blood sacrifice. Also aristocratic families did have children they intend to sacrifice. War captives were always a big part of Mesoamerican culture, as you can see from the only surviving codexies, and from the surviving stories and culture still a part of Maya culture, but they culturally valued aristocrat blood as the main need of the Gods. It's not a controversial or debated aspect of their culture.
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If you study the classical Maya on a university level the experts do agree the Classical Maya preferred aristocrat blood, this is why they had many ceremonies for bloodletting that was a form of non fatal blood sacrifice. Also aristocratic families did have children they intend to sacrifice. War captives were always a big part of Mesoamerican culture, as you can see from the only surviving codexies, and from the surviving stories and culture still a part of Maya culture, but they culturally valued aristocrat blood as the main need of the Gods. It's not a controversial or debated aspect of their culture.
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If you study the classical Maya on a university level the experts do agree the Classical Maya preferred aristocrat blood, this is why they had many ceremonies for bloodletting that was a form of non fatal blood sacrifice. Also aristocratic families did have children they intend to sacrifice. War captives were always a big part of Mesoamerican culture, as you can see from the only surviving codexies, and from the surviving stories and culture still a part of Maya culture, but they culturally valued aristocrat blood as the main need of the Gods. It's not a controversial or debated aspect of their culture.
I was thinking mostly about human sacrifice in the European/Near Eastern world, actually. The Germans liked to kill people in swamps, for example, but there's so much variation in the details. Inhomogeneity is also pretty evident in what historical records exist, it mattered a whole lot what the local soothsayer or oracle said exactly. I'd love to comment on China, but I've had a hell of a time trying to find any useful English-language sources. I can't even blame conquistadors for that one.
That's kind of a clever little idea for the Mayan elites, when you think about it. Aristocrats kill each other all the time, and now you've created a more tangible spiritual reason why they have to be in charge. With the bloodletting, you don't even have to do the killing!
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Stripers! Things that stripe!
No regerts man
