Chichen Itza shut down due to protests by local Maya artisans, vendors, and tour guides
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Chichen Itza shut down due to protests by local Maya artisans, vendors, and tour guides
Chichén Itzá is currently closed to tourists today, May 19, 2026, due to an escalating protest by local Maya artisans, vendors, and tour guides. Complicated Situation The Cause: Demonstrators from the local community of Pisté are protesting the closure of the site’s old main entrance. This closure is part of a government initiative to redirect all visitor traffic through the newly opened Centro de Atención a Visitantes (CATVI). The Conflict: Lo…
Artisans of Chichen Itzá demonstrated after the government of Joaquín Díaz Mena did not comply with the agreement and decided to close the entrance of the Ancient Parador of the archaeological zone.
The closure of the old main entrance to the Chichén Itzá archaeological site, with metal fences and police and military guards, intensified the discontent of the Pisté community, who, in the style of the CNTE teachers' union, allowed tourists free entry to the federal facilities yesterday. While representatives of the Indigenous Governing Council of Pisté and Chichén Itzá were in talks at the INAH Center to find solutions to the closure of the e…
CHICHÉN ITZÁ.— The archaeological area of Chichen Itza suspended its operations to the public on Tuesday, May 19. The temporary closure was determined after a group of artisans, merchants and tour guides blocked the main accesses to the ancient Mayan city. In its social networks, INAH confirmed the suspension of the service in Chichen Itza, arguing that the measure is adopted in a preventive way, in order to attend to operational and inter-insti…
The archaeological zone of Chichen Itza in Yucatan will remain closed this Wednesday due to protests by artisans and residents of Piste against the closure of access points and the commercial reorganization promoted by authorities.
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