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A German tourist was arrested and attacked after climbing the Temple of Kukulcan at Chichen Itza, Mexico, during the spring equinox.

Video footage shows locals shouting insults and physically confronting the man as National Guard personnel detained him.

The temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, is off-limits to climbers due to preservation laws and safety concerns.

Violators face fines up to $16,000 and possible prison time.

The incident occurred amid a crowd of 8,000–9,000 visitors.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Is it, though? You aren't contributing anything to the local economy or culture while simultaneously stimulating gentrification...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

How is buying local goods and services not contributing to the local economy? It's the same economic effect as tourism.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Of course they are contributing to the culture. Enriching it with their own culture as immigrants.

They are strengthening the indonesian rupiah by Selling other currencies for it. Then they are spending idr on the local economy.

A developed economy is more expensive to live in. Gentrification just means that the area gets developed. The people that can't stay there economically are people without education.

This can be solved however with policy. Policies that aim at social mobility like here in the EU.

Tax paid education.

Indonesia is a tax paradise, very attractive.

Very cheap labour. Very young population.

My brain can't comprehend their cost of living, so I always tipped the Uber drivers in Batam with 100k idr. They often wanted to decline, but it's like the normal price of transport where I'm from.

I see a lot of international companies there.

Their poverty rate has been in decline since the 80s.

Very friendly people in general too.

Globalism is the way, bruv