MrBeast
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MrBeast’s YouTube Video Was Definitely Not ‘Mayan Approved’

Tourism officials brought YouTube superstar Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, to Yucatán. And yes, he delivered a ton of media attention following his recent expedition to Mexico’s ancient Maya ruins.  With that attention has come substantial backlash, from ordinary citizens all the way to the presidential palace. The May 10 video, “I Explored 2,000…

New distance rules at Chichén Itzá
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New Distance Rules at Chichén Itzá Follow Cheeky Tourist Antics

Weeks after a German tourist became the latest self-entitled visitor to sprint illegally up El Castillo’s ancient steps, INAH has implemented new distance rules at Chichén Itzá. The heritage agency is establishing a minimum viewing distance of 15 meters / 50 feet from the base of the site’s magnificent main pyramid. This increased buffer zone…

Behind the Mayaland dispute in Mexico’s most famous archaeological zone
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Behind the Mayaland dispute in Mexico’s most famous archaeological zone

The long-running conflict over the Mayaland Hotel within the archaeological zone of Chichén Itzá has led to serious allegations of corruption, legal irregularities, and abuse of authority.  The dispute began in 2020 when hotel owner, entrepreneur Fernando Barbachano Herrero, agreed to sell the Mayaland hotel to businessman Rodolfo Rosas Moya for nearly US$20 million. According…

‘Kukulkán Nights’ light show returns to Chichén Itzá

‘Kukulkán Nights’ light show returns to Chichén Itzá

Yucatán’s famous light-and-sound shows always break down, but they always come back — eventually. “Kukulkán Nights,” which is projected on Chichén Itzá’s iconic pyramid, is one of those shows. It reopens to the public Friday after its high-tech machinery broke down on Jan. 1. INAH said the 30-minute video mapping show will be only Friday, Saturday…

Chichén Viejo: Housing complex for the Mayan elite is emerging as a new tourist attraction
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Chichén Viejo: Housing complex for the Mayan elite is emerging as a new tourist attraction

Archaeologists in Piste have revealed a newly discovered group of structures at Chichén Itzá believed to have been part of an elite housing complex in antiquity. The complex would represent “the first residential group where a ruler lived with his entire family,” archaeologist Francisco Perez Ruiz told the Reuters news agency. The area, known as…

Another Chichén Itzá climber attacked and arrested
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Another Chichén Itzá climber attacked and arrested

A tourist from Poland was arrested, and assaulted by other tourists, after being the latest to attempt to ascend the ancient pyramid at Chichén Itzá illegally. The visitor, identified as Pawel Tomasz, was detained by authorities on Saturday afternoon when he descended the famous temple of Kukulkán, perhaps Mexico’s most iconic site. Other tourists were…

Rule-breaker who climbed Chichén Itzá pyramid fined US$250
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Rule-breaker who climbed Chichén Itzá pyramid fined US$250

The woman berated by fellow tourists and detained by authorities for illegally climbing Chichén Itzá’s Kukulkán pyramid is reported to have paid a fine of only 5,000 pesos, roughly US$250. The woman, now identified as Abigail Villalobos, 29, was taken to the nearby community of Tinum (not Piste as previously reported) where she was given…

Tourists boo rule-breaker who climbed Chichén Itzá’s famous Kukulkán pyramid

Tourists boo rule-breaker who climbed Chichén Itzá’s famous Kukulkán pyramid

When a woman illegally climbed Chichén Itzá’s famous Kukulkán pyramid over the weekend, other tourists showed their displeasure. The tourist had been yelling obscenities near the entrance to the famous archaeological site, according to witnesses. When other tourists noticed what the woman was doing, a large group gathered near the temple’s base and started to…

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