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  • Carved relief panels on the walls of the South Ballcourt with the Pyramid of the Niches on the left at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100371.JPG
  • General view of the Plaza Central Israel Tellez Park in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico.
    Papantla Mexico_100248.JPG
  • Costumed Mexican dancers perform the traditional Jarabe Tapatío folk dance in the Plaza Central Israel Tellez Park in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico.
    Papantla Mexico_100215.JPG
  • A Volador performs the sacred ceremonial Dance of the Voladores in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
    Voladores Mexico_100409.JPG
  • Voladores perform the sacred ritual before climbing a pole for the ceremonial dance in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
    Voladores Mexico_100391.JPG
  • Mesoamerica carved stone column on display in the museum at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100418.JPG
  • Mesoamerica pyramid called building 16 in the Arroyo Group at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100338.JPG
  • Mesoamerica pyramid called building 16 in the Arroyo Group at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100336.JPG
  • A Volador climbs the thirty-meter pole to perform the sacred ceremonial dance in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
    Voladores Mexico_100398.JPG
  • Mesoamerica pyramid called building 16 in the Arroyo Group at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100337.JPG
  • A Voladores position themselves at the top of a thirty-meter pole to perform the sacred ceremonial dance in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
    Voladores Mexico_100400.JPG
  • Carved relief panels on the walls of the South Ballcourt at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100373.JPG
  • The Mesoamerica Pyramid Building 5 at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100362.JPG
  • A Mexican food vendor sells fresh chickens under a mural of the El Tajin pyramid outside the central Market in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico.
    Papantla Mexico_100245.JPG
  • A mural honoring the indigenous Totonac culture by Teodoro Cano Garcia, in the Plaza Central Israel Tellez Park in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico.
    Papantla Mexico_100208.JPG
  • Voladores performs in front of the Church of the Assumption in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
    Papantla Mexico_100233.JPG
  • A street vendor sells hand carved wooden kitchen implements in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico.
    Papantla Mexico_100229.JPG
  • Costumed Mexican dancers perform the traditional Jarabe Tapatío folk dance in the Plaza Central Israel Tellez Park in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico.
    Papantla Mexico_100223.JPG
  • Costumed Mexican dancers perform the traditional Jarabe Tapatío folk dance in the Plaza Central Israel Tellez Park in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico.
    Papantla Mexico_100222.JPG
  • Costumed Mexican dancers perform the traditional Jarabe Tapatío folk dance in the Plaza Central Israel Tellez Park in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico.
    Papantla Mexico_100219.JPG
  • Voladores perform the sacred ritual before climbing a pole for the ceremonial dance in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
    Voladores Mexico_100392.JPG
  • A Mesoamerica carved rabbit on display in the museum at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100416.JPG
  • Costumed Mexican dancers perform the traditional Jarabe Tapatío folk dance in the Plaza Central Israel Tellez Park in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico.
    Papantla Mexico_100220.JPG
  • A Volador climbs the thirty-meter pole to perform the sacred ceremonial dance in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
    Voladores Mexico_100397.JPG
  • A Voladores prepare to climb the thirty-meter pole to perform the sacred ceremonial dance in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
    Voladores Mexico_100396.JPG
  • Mesoamerica residents called Tajin Chico at the pre-Columbian archeological site of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100385.JPG
  • Mesoamerica pyramid building 18 in the Arroyo Group at the pre-Columbian archeological site of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100382.JPG
  • Mesoamerica pyramid called building 19 in the Arroyo Group at the pre-Columbian archeological site of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100378.JPG
  • Mesoamerica pyramid called building 16 in the Arroyo Group at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100376.JPG
  • Carved relief panels on the walls of the South Ballcourt with the Pyramid of the Niches behind at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100364.JPG
  • The Mesoamerica Pyramid Building 5 at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100360.JPG
  • Mesoamerica Pyramid Building 5 at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100344.JPG
  • The Church of Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion peaks up from behind the massive sculpture: Evolution of the Totonac culture by Teodoro Cano Garcia, in the Plaza Central Israel Tellez Park in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico.
    Papantla Mexico_100250.JPG
  • A Mexican food vendor sells fresh chickens under a mural of the El Tajin pyramid outside the central Market in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico.
    Papantla Mexico_100247.JPG
  • Voladores performs in front of the Church of the Assumption in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
    Papantla Mexico_100236.JPG
  • Costumed Mexican dancers perform the traditional Jarabe Tapatío folk dance in the Plaza Central Israel Tellez Park in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico.
    Papantla Mexico_100216.JPG
  • Costumed Mexican dancers perform the traditional Jarabe Tapatío folk dance in the Plaza Central Israel Tellez Park in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico.
    Papantla Mexico_100212.JPG
  • Costumed Mexican dancers perform the traditional Jarabe Tapatío folk dance in the Plaza Central Israel Tellez Park in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico.
    Papantla Mexico_100210.JPG
  • A Volador performs the sacred ceremonial Dance of the Voladores in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
    Voladores Mexico_100407.JPG
  • A Volador performs the sacred ceremonial Dance of the Voladores in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
    Voladores Mexico_100406.JPG
  • A Voladores position themselves at the top of a thirty-meter pole to perform the sacred ceremonial dance in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
    Voladores Mexico_100399.JPG
  • A Volador climbs the thirty-meter pole to perform the sacred ceremonial dance in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
    Voladores Mexico_100394.JPG
  • A Volador climbs the thirty-meter pole to perform the sacred ceremonial dance in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
    Voladores Mexico_100393.JPG
  • Voladores perform the sacred ritual before climbing a pole for the ceremonial dance in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
    Voladores Mexico_100387.JPG
  • Mesoamerica carved stone tablet on display in the museum at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100414.JPG
  • A Mesoamerica skeletal remains from a burial chamber on display in the museum at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100413.JPG
  • Mesoamerica sculpture on display in the museum at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100412.JPG
  • Mesoamerica Blue Temple Pyramid, right, at the  pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100383.JPG
  • Mesoamerica pyramid called building 19 in the Arroyo Group at the pre-Columbian archeological site of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100380.JPG
  • Mesoamerica pyramid called building 19 in the Arroyo Group at the pre-Columbian archeological site of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100377.JPG
  • Carved relief panels on the walls of the South Ballcourt at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100375.JPG
  • Carved relief panels on the walls of the South Ballcourt with the Pyramid of the Niches behind at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100363.JPG
  • The Mesoamerica Pyramid Building 5 at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100361.JPG
  • Tourists walk toward the Mesoamerica Pyramid of the Niches at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100359.JPG
  • Mesoamerica Pyramids known as Building 23 and Building 3 at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100356.JPG
  • Details of decorated stone niches on Building C at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100347.JPG
  • A Mexican food vendor sells fresh chickens outside the central Market in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico.
    Papantla Mexico_100244.JPG
  • A Volador performs in front of the Church of the Assumption in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
    Papantla Mexico_100242.JPG
  • A Volador performs in front of the Church of the Assumption in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
    Papantla Mexico_100239.JPG
  • Voladores performs in front of the Church of the Assumption in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
    Papantla Mexico_100237.JPG
  • Voladores performs in front of the Church of the Assumption in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
    Papantla Mexico_100235.JPG
  • A Volador performs in front of the Church of the Assumption in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
    Papantla Mexico_100231.JPG
  • Statue honoring the indigenous Totonac people in the Plaza Central Israel Tellez Park in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico.
    Papantla Mexico_100228.JPG
  • A Volador performs the sacred ceremonial Dance of the Voladores in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
    Voladores Mexico_100410.JPG
  • A Volador performs the sacred ceremonial Dance of the Voladores in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
    Voladores Mexico_100408.JPG
  • A Volador performs the sacred ceremonial Dance of the Voladores in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
    Voladores Mexico_100404.JPG
  • Carved relief panels on the walls of the South Ballcourt with the Pyramid of the Niches on the left at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100372.JPG
  • Overview of the Mesoamerica Pyramids at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100346.JPG
  • A man walks past the city sign past the sculpture Evolution of the Totonac culture by Teodoro Cano Garcia, in the Plaza Central Israel Tellez Park in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico.
    Papantla Mexico_100249.JPG
  • A Mexican sits under a bust of Benito Juarez in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico.
    Papantla Mexico_100246.JPG
  • Voladores performs in front of the Church of the Assumption in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
    Papantla Mexico_100241.JPG
  • Voladores performs in front of the Church of the Assumption in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
    Papantla Mexico_100240.JPG
  • Costumed Mexican dancers perform the traditional Jarabe Tapatío folk dance in the Plaza Central Israel Tellez Park in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico.
    Papantla Mexico_100211.JPG
  • Costumed Mexican dancers perform the traditional Jarabe Tapatío folk dance in the Plaza Central Israel Tellez Park in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico.
    Papantla Mexico_100209.JPG
  • Mesoamerica pyramid called building 19 in the Arroyo Group at the pre-Columbian archeological site of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
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  • Carved relief panels on the walls of the South Ballcourt at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100374.JPG
  • Carved relief panels on the walls of the South Ballcourt at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100369.JPG
  • Mesoamerica Pyramid of the Niches at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100353.JPG
  • Mesoamerica Pyramid of the Niches at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100345.JPG
  • Mesoamerica Pyramid of the Niches at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100342.JPG
  • Mesoamerica Blue Temple Pyramid at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100335.JPG
  • Voladores performs in front of the Church of the Assumption in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
    Papantla Mexico_100234.JPG
  • Costumed Mexican dancers perform the traditional Jarabe Tapatío folk dance in the Plaza Central Israel Tellez Park in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico.
    Papantla Mexico_100225.JPG
  • Costumed Mexican dancers perform the traditional Jarabe Tapatío folk dance in the Plaza Central Israel Tellez Park in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico.
    Papantla Mexico_100221.JPG
  • Costumed Mexican dancers perform the traditional Jarabe Tapatío folk dance in the Plaza Central Israel Tellez Park in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico.
    Papantla Mexico_100217.JPG
  • Costumed Mexican dancers perform the traditional Jarabe Tapatío folk dance in the Plaza Central Israel Tellez Park in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico.
    Papantla Mexico_100213.JPG
  • A Voladores prepare to climb the thirty-meter pole to perform the sacred ceremonial dance in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
    Voladores Mexico_100395.JPG
  • Voladores perform the sacred ritual before climbing a pole for the ceremonial dance in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
    Voladores Mexico_100389.JPG
  • Carved relief panels on the walls of the South Ballcourt at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100367.JPG
  • Carved relief panels on the walls of the South Ballcourt with the Pyramid of the Niches behind at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100365.JPG
  • Mesoamerica Pyramid of the Niches at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100341.JPG
  • Mesoamerica Pyramid of the Niches at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100340.JPG
  • Mesoamerica Pyramid Building 5 at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100339.JPG
  • Voladores performs in front of the Church of the Assumption in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
    Papantla Mexico_100238.JPG
  • A Volador performs in front of the Church of the Assumption in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
    Papantla Mexico_100232.JPG
  • Costumed Mexican dancers perform the traditional Jarabe Tapatío folk dance in the Plaza Central Israel Tellez Park in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico.
    Papantla Mexico_100226.JPG
  • Costumed Mexican dancers perform the traditional Jarabe Tapatío folk dance in the Plaza Central Israel Tellez Park in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico.
    Papantla Mexico_100224.JPG
  • A Voladores position themselves at the top of a thirty-meter pole to perform the sacred ceremonial dance in the Parque Takilhsukut at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. The Danza de los Voladores is a indigenous Totonac ceremony involving five participants who climb a thirty-meter pole. Four of these tie ropes around their waists and wind the other end around the top of the pole in order to descend to the ground. The fifth participant stays at the top of the pole, playing a flute and a small drum. The ceremony has been inscribed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
    Voladores Mexico_100402.JPG
  • An architectural model in miniature of the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin on display in the museum in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100417.JPG
  • Mesoamerica carved stone tablet on display in the museum at the pre-Columbian archeological complex of El Tajin in Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico. El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ballcourts, and pyramids were built by the Totonac people and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica.
    El Tajin Mexico_100415.JPG
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