Mob splashes water on tourist and demands her victim after she climbed the temple

An angry mob threw water at and berated a tourist after she climbed the steps of an ancient Mayan temple and danced on top.

The woman enraged other visitors who milled around the Temple of Kukulcán, a landmark at the world-famous archaeological site of Chichén Itzá, a former Mayan city on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.

As she climbed the 90 steps, which has been banned since 2008, the crowd can be heard shouting “jail, jail, jail” and “lock her up.”

Others suggested she should be sacrificed to the gods.

As she reached the top of the temple at Chichén Itzá, which was named one of the Seven Wonders of the World by UNESCO in 2007, the tourist yelled “A-hole” and “idiot” as she rotated her hips and waved her arms.

She needed a guard’s escort to return to the ground as other visitors began throwing water at her, shoving her, and pulling at her hair.

The locals later called her “Lady Chichén Itzá”.

In a statement, the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) said the ancient monument was not damaged by the stunt, El Pais reports.

Trampling on the temple is reportedly punishable by fines of between £1,500 and £7,500 depending on the damage caused.

It was built between the 8th and 12th^th Century and served as a temple of the god Kukulcán.

From January to September, Chichén Itzá was the country’s most-visited archaeological site, welcoming more than two million tourists, according to INAH figures.

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