{"id":1797923,"date":"2023-01-06T19:19:29","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T00:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1797923"},"modified":"2023-01-06T19:19:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T00:19:37","slug":"protesters-leave-mayan-ruins-eerily-deserted-after-blocking-tourists-from-mexicos-most-popular-archaeological-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protesters-leave-mayan-ruins-eerily-deserted-after-blocking-tourists-from-mexicos-most-popular-archaeological-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Protesters Leave Mayan Ruins Eerily Deserted After Blocking Tourists From Mexico\u2019s Most Popular Archaeological Site"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fprotesters-leave-mayan-ruins-eerily-deserted-after-blocking-tourists-from-mexicos-most-popular-archaeological-site%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1797923&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/mexico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mexico\u2019s<\/a> Most visited archaeological site Chichen Itza, was empty because protestors blocked roads to the site ThursdayThe fourth day in protest.<\/p>\n<p>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. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/01\/05\/2023\/chichen-itza-blockade-continues-leaving-archeological-site-deserted\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Semafor reported<\/a>. Chichen Itza Annually, it receives 2.5 million visitors. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chichenitza.com\/#:~:text=Chichen%20Itza%20welcomes%20over%202%2C500%2C000,bus%20or%20with%20different%20tours.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to its website<\/a>. HoweverVideo shows the tourist hotspot empty, even though it is officially open.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DYinforma?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DYinforma<\/a> Sin turistas ni comerciantes En Chich\u00e9n Itz\u00e1. \ud83d\udc47 &#8220;Ese grupo no est\u00e1 dejando pasar a nadie&#8221;, report\u00f3 el director De la zona arqueol\u00f3gica Marco Antonio Santos Ram\u00edrez. El sitio est\u00e1 abierto al p\u00fablico, pero como no dejan pasar a nadie, no hay gEnte, confirm\u00f3. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ugOnKuyXJw\">pic.twitter.com\/ugOnKuyXJw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Diario De Yucat\u00e1n (@DiariodeYucatan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DiariodeYucatan\/status\/1611043897089875968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DYinforma?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DYinforma<\/a> Bloquean el acceso a la zona arqueol\u00f3gica de Chich\u00e9n Itz\u00e1 y el paso en la carretera federal. \u26a0\ufe0f Ejidatarios, artesanos y gu\u00edas de turistas, se unieron para la manifestaci\u00f3n. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/62G5nmmooQ\">pic.twitter.com\/62G5nmmooQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Diario de Yucat\u00e1n (@DiariodeYucatan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DiariodeYucatan\/status\/1610021434981580801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Local Media reported that Indigenous Vendors are demanding the director Chichen Itza archeological zone, Antonio Santos Ram\u00edrez, to step down. They Allege that Santos Ram\u00edrez 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.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We They are not permitted to Chichen-itza today. Mayan People protest injustice and mistreatment. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UniNoticias?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@uninoticias<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UnivisionNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UnivisionNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Univision?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@univision<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/chichen?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#chichen<\/a>-itza <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Planton?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Planton<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xgveRRaAC6\">pic.twitter.com\/xgveRRaAC6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Leticia Perez (@PerezLeti777) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PerezLeti777\/status\/1609949317858578438?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;t fully understand the current hardships faced by indigenous MexicansAccording to Semafor. \u201cHow does he expect us and the farmers to survive?\u201d Ciau Puc asks. \u201cThere\u2019s no economy for us with these restrictions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According Check out local news sites Diario de Yucat\u00e1n, Santos Ram\u00edrez denies the allegations. He Refuses to resign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yucatan.com.mx\/merida\/2023\/1\/4\/el-director-de-chichen-itza-descarta-su-renuncia-senala-cabecillas-del-bloqueo-373323.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saying<\/a>, \u201cThe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Santos Ram\u00edrez also says that the limitations on vendor stalls are to reduce child labor on the archaeological site.<\/p>\n<p>Chichen Itza There are a total of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chichenitza.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">26 Mayan Ruins<\/a> 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 Yucat\u00e1n peninsula of Mexico It covers an area of approximately four square miles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Mesoamerican-civilization\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Settlers first arrived<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mexico\u2019s most visited archaeological site, Chichen Itza, was left empty as protesters blocked roads to the site on Thursday, the fourth day of protests. Indigenous vendors spearheading the protests have blocked major roadways for entry, leaving roads jammed with buses and cars while the archaeological site has been eerily deserted, Semafor reported. 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