Mrbeast causes excitement by filming Mexican Archaeology facilities

Mrbeast causes excitement by filming Mexican Archaeology facilities

Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MRBeast, is currently the focus of a is directly connected to Mexico.

mrbeast also visited the archaeological sites of Calakmul in the state of Campeche and Balamcanché in yucatán.

The video that has collected over 55 million views by Wednesday afternoon shows Mrbeast and his team in the area of ​​Kukulkan, but also in other archaeological structures, in cenotes and temples.

Some of these sites are not permanently accessible to the public, which was also confirmed by the Mexican government.

The controversy around Mrbeast in Mexico

The controversy revolve around Mrbeast access to sites that are considered sacred to Mexico's preaching cultures and are in many cases restricted.

in Says part of the video itself: "I cannot believe that the government is really not archaeologists may be in here. ”

In response to the controversy, the National Institute of Anthropology and History (Inah) - an authority of the Mexican Ministry of Culture - on Monday that both visited as well as the recovery "About formal applications".

However, these applications were not submitted by MRBeast himself, but by “the Federal Ministry of Tourism and the Governments of“ Yucatán and Campeche, according to the Inah. In the description of his video, Mrbeast claims that it is "cooperation with the Mexican Ministry of Tourism."

reactions and further clarifications

The Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday that there were permits for the "transfer", but the Inah asked to report "under which conditions this permit was granted".

"And if the approval was violated, then (must be determined) which sanctions apply," added the president.

Other points also ensured controversy, such as a drone shots Chichén Itzá. This explained to this that this was not the case and that the recording actually arose outside the structure.

There are also scenes in which Mrbeast apparently flies with the helicopter to the archaeological sites or where he is a Prähispanic mask in the Hands holds .

In this context, this says that this says that everything is either wrong or was edited after the recording: “Obviously, the video requires extensive post -production work and refers to events that have not taken place, as the fact that the producers have never relegated with a helicopter, spent a night within the archaeological site or had a prehistoric mask, since the presented mask clearly had a contemporary Replacement is.

permits for access to archaeological sites

exploring, filming and transferring into Mexican archaeological sites is a limited activity that is only allowed a few.

The Inah said that although institutions were present, the MRBeast's activities monitored at any time, but the access was granted to an area that is not permanently accessible to the general public.

"The tours were carried out in publicly accessible areas without affecting access for visitors. In the case of Calakmul, the substructure of the structure II was also visited. Although it is not permanently open to the public, access by the prior agreement of a planned visitor with a corresponding reasoning is possible, as in tours that are carried out with the surrounding communities of the archaeological site," said the Inah in Explanation of Monday.

Sheinbaum asked Inah to provide information about the nature of the approval for the MRBeast video. Until these are announced, their scope and the points treated are unknown.

However, it is legally stipulated that exploration of Mexico's archaeological sites is only permitted to a very small group of institutions.

In September 2024, Inah responded to a request for citizen information about the "requirements and steps" that are necessary to enter the Kukulkan pyramid in Chichén Itzá.

The director of the archaeological zone Chichén Itzá, José Francisco Javier Osorio León, said that “in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Law on Archaeological, Artistic and Historical Monuments and Zones, all types of material work for the discovery or exploration of archaeological monuments exclusively from the National Institute for Anthropology and History or Scientific Institutions recognized moral reputation with prior approval. “

also states Article 31 of this law that the rights given by the INAH have to state the work, which the work must be subject, as well as the obligations that must be fulfilled by those you carry out. ”

While the details of the permits for Mrbeast's video are still unknown, this explained that, although the video of the YouTuber "distorted" offers information, the distribution of which "can arouse the interest of young target groups in Mexico and worldwide to find out more about our ancestry cultures and to visit archaeological sites."

In the meantime, the Minister of Culture Claudia Curiel de Icaza commented against the activities of Mrbeast and his team at the archaeological sites.

"This is not the first time that such an incident has happened and it was made clear. Of course we are not agreed, and of course there will be reasonable sanctions, because these rooms are not thought for that," said Curiel de icaza On Tuesday at an event for decorative and applied art.