Tourist Attacked by Mob of Locals After Illegally Climbing Sacred Mayan Temple in Mexico

People surround the Kukulcan Pyramid at the Mayan archaeological site of Chichen Itza in Yucatan State, Mexico, during the celebration of the spring equinox. (Credit: Hugo Borges/Getty Images)

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 filmed the man as he raced up the steps of the Temple of Kukulcán at Chichén Itzá. Onlookers shouted insults and demanded he come down as he scaled the ancient 82-foot pyramid.