A tourist visiting Mexico was arrested and later attacked after he climbed up the side of a historic Mayan temple.

In video footage obtained by Sky News and the Daily Mail, a man from Germany — whose identity has not been made public — can be seen scaling the side of the Temple of Kukulcan in Chichen Itza in Yucatan, Mexico, on Thursday, March 20, as locals yelled at him for trespassing.

"You are not allowed to go up the temple!" one onlooker can be heard yelling in Spanish, as other person shouted out: "idiot" and "stupid."

A security guard can then be seen climbing up the temple after the man. After they both reached the top, the crowd on the ground below booed. Before long, members of the Mexican National Guard ran up to catch the tourist, and he was quickly arrested and led away with his hands behind his back.

Video also shows members of the public running up to the man as he was being led away by National Guard personnel, and hitting and yelling at him in the process.