Climbing the temple of Kukulkán has been banned since 2008 to protect its structure and cultural significance, as per INAH's ...

After being apprehended, the tourist was escorted down the eastern side of the pyramid to avoid confrontations with the crowd ...

A German tourist was beaten by enraged locals after illegally climbing a sacred Mayan temple in Mexico during a celebration of the spring equinox. The incident was captured on video by a visitor who ...

As thousands of tourists flocked to Chichén Itzá for the spring equinox, two were arrested, one for climbing the iconic ...

The man was spotted climbing El Castillo, at Chichén Itzá in Mexico. Visitors have been banned since 2008 from climbing the World Heritage Site in a bid to protect it ...

A German tourist was arrested after illegally climbing the Temple of Kukulkán at Chichén Itzá, Mexico, during the Spring ...

The poet and writer Adriana Diaz Enciso explains the snake's connection to the Aztec gods, and especially to the great feathered serpent god, Quetzalcoatl: "The snake was important for the Aztecs ...

And there is Kukulkan, the fearsome feathered serpent god. Which reminds me… Kukulkan demands human sacrifices. It is a great honour to be sacrificed. When ordinary people like me die our souls ...