An American man illegally walks up the massive step pyramid in Mexico known as El Castillo or Temple of Kukulcan, Chichén Itzá, on January 28.

The trespasser was promptly stopped by two authorities who climb the stairs after the man.

"Chichen Itza was a large pre-Columbian city built by the Maya people of the Terminal Classic period. No one is allowed to walk up the pyramid, however, this man decided he would casually climb the steps for a selfie," said Dylan, the filmer.

“I felt extremely shocked and thought what an idiot because I know how to special this temple is to the Mowami people the locals started shouting idiot, idiot, very disrespect man. My girlfriend was quite distressed watching the violence break out another man punched him in the face after the first man slapped him and then the guy with the stick hit him over the head," said the filmer.

A man walks up the massive step pyramid, known as El Castillo or Temple of Kukulcan, Chichén Itzá.

Chichen Itza was a large pre-Columbian city built by the Maya people of the Terminal Classic period. No one is allowed to walk up the pyramid, however, this man decided he would casually climb the steps for a selfie.

Locals yelled and hit him for the lack of respect.

Chichén Itzá is a complex of Mayan ruins on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula that dominates the ancient city, which thrived from around 600 A.D. to the 1200s. Graphic stone carvings survive at structures like the ball court, Temple of the Warriors, and the Wall of the Skulls. Nightly sound-and-light shows illuminate the buildings' sophisticated geometry

Man walks up the Chichén Itzá