INAH has been closing monuments to public access over the past several years and visitors can no longer climb them or go inside their chambers. Another fair reason behind the restriction was a couple of accidents. People use to trip or even fall due to the steep steps of the Pyramid of Kukulkan.
Has anyone been inside Chichén Itzá?
No one has been allowed on the pyramid and definitely not inside the pyramid for decades now.
Is it disrespectful to climb Chichen Itza?
What is at the top of Chichen Itza?
El Castillo (Spanish pronunciation: [el kas'tiʎo], Spanish for "the castle"), also known as the Temple of Kukulcan is a Mesoamerican step-pyramid that dominates the center of the Chichen Itza archaeological site in the Mexican state of Yucatán.
Is it illegal to climb the Mayan pyramid?
Climbing the pyramid has been banned since 2008 amid preservation concerns, and the Congress of the United Mexican States established hefty fines for such acts in the Federal Law on Monuments and Archaeological, Artistic and Historical Areas.
How deep is the sinkhole in Chichen Itza?
The cenote is about 60 metres (200 ft) in diameter and about 48 metres (157 ft) deep. Cenote Ik Kil is near the Maya ruins of Chichen Itza, on the highway to Valladolid.