MEXICO CITY (AP) – Authorities on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico complained Friday that tourists were not wearing masks, as Mexico is set to increase Easter visitors.
The acting police chief of the Caribbean coast state, Quintana Roo, patrolled the streets of Tulum station, remembering the people wearing the mask and complaining about the few people he wore.
“It’s unfortunate to see how things have become undisciplined,” Lucio Hernández Gutiérrez said. “It was really frustrating to see hundreds of people walking around without masks,” noting that tourists were the worst criminals.
“It’s really embarrassing that we have to get to this point, ask people (to wear masks), when we need to be aware of the risks we face,” he said.
Federal authorities have decided to close the Chichén Itzá Maya ruin site in the neighboring state of Yucatán from April 1 to 4 to prevent the possible spread of the coronavirus. The extensive temple complex is the second most visited archaeological site in Mexico and usually attracts approximately 1.8 million visitors a year.
And for the second year in a row, Latin America’s most famous recreation of the crucifixion of Christ will be held without spectators in Mexico City. The multi-day ceremony will be broadcast in its place,
The show had attracted about 2 million viewers in recent years, but authorities said such large crowds would be too risky during the pandemic.
Detailed action has been taking place in Iztapalapa district since 1843, but it was closed to the public in 2020 for the first time in 177 years due to the virus. It was first carried out in 1843 after an outbreak of cholera threatened the then rural hamlet.