Protesters Leave Mayan Ruins Eerily Deserted After Blocking Tourists From Mexico’s Most Popular Archaeological Site

Mexico’s Most visited archaeological site Chichen Itza, was empty because protestors blocked roads to the site ThursdayThe fourth day in protest.

Indigenous Major roads have been blocked by vendors leading the protests. This has resulted in traffic jams and cars blocking the roads to the archaeological site. Semafor reported. Chichen Itza Annually, it receives 2.5 million visitors. according to its website. HoweverVideo shows the tourist hotspot empty, even though it is officially open.

#DYinforma Sin turistas ni comerciantes En Chichén Itzá. 👇 “Ese grupo no está dejando pasar a nadie”, reportó el director De la zona arqueológica Marco Antonio Santos Ramírez. El sitio está abierto al público, pero como no dejan pasar a nadie, no hay gEnte, confirmó. pic.twitter.com/ugOnKuyXJw

— Diario De Yucatán (@DiariodeYucatan) January 5, 2023

#DYinforma Bloquean el acceso a la zona arqueológica de Chichén Itzá y el paso en la carretera federal. ⚠️ Ejidatarios, artesanos y guías de turistas, se unieron para la manifestación. pic.twitter.com/62G5nmmooQ

— Diario de Yucatán (@DiariodeYucatan) January 2, 2023

Local Media reported that Indigenous Vendors are demanding the director Chichen Itza archeological zone, Antonio Santos Ramírez, to step down. They Allege that Santos Ramírez limits the number of handicraft stalls allowed on the Indigenous vendors from speaking the Mayan language. Protesters They also claim that the director has prohibited local farmers from using their land as tourist parking lots and that he enforces these policies by using the National Guard.

We They are not permitted to Chichen-itza today. Mayan People protest injustice and mistreatment. @uninoticias @UnivisionNews @univision #chichen-itza #Planton pic.twitter.com/xgveRRaAC6

— Leticia Perez (@PerezLeti777) January 2, 2023

An Named activist Arturo Ciau PucWith the CIOAC local farm group, he told Semafor Director and the National Institute Of Anthropology And History, Mexican agency that oversees historic sites, don’t fully understand the current hardships faced by indigenous MexicansAccording to Semafor. “How does he expect us and the farmers to survive?” Ciau Puc asks. “There’s no economy for us with these restrictions.”

According Check out local news sites Diario de Yucatán, Santos Ramírez denies the allegations. He Refuses to resign saying, “The accusations are a slander, a lie and it is a political flag of that group, nothing more to argue something that has no basis or foundation.”

Santos Ramírez also says that the limitations on vendor stalls are to reduce child labor on the archaeological site.

Chichen Itza There are a total of 26 Mayan Ruins You can find the most important information on the site Mayan Ruin Is the Chichen Itza Pyramid Or El Castillo. The Site is located at the Yucatán peninsula of Mexico It covers an area of approximately four square miles.

Settlers first arrived It was built around 550 AD, and remained active for approximately a thousand years. It is believed that it was abandoned at some point. Spanish arrived. Thought It is home to 35,000 people at its peak Chichen Itza The city was a religious, military, and economic center for the nation. Mayan people.