Overview

• About nine activists ascended the 104‑meter monument before dawn as roughly 30 Greenpeace members gathered at the site.
• Climbers reached roughly 70 meters and prepared to unfurl a high‑altitude banner addressing Mexico’s environment ministry, SEMARNAT.
• A ground banner read “Selva Maya grita, Semarnat sálvala,” underscoring the protest’s focus on deforestation in the Selva Maya.
• City firefighters initially tried to dissuade the ascent but allowed it to continue after the group asserted formal training.
• Police later cordoned off the area with a reported 100 officers plus rescue and medical teams as images and video spread on social media.