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Los Voladores de Papantla

Photographs of voladores at El Tajin, near Papantla, Mexico

On the mast
Voladores in position on top of the mast
Falling away
Voladores beginning to descend
Voladores
Four voladores in flight
Volador in flight
Volador suspended by a rope

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Mexico, North America, Papantla, Veracruz, Voladores de Papantla, acrobats, people, rituals, voladores, men

The 'voladores' (flyers) of Papantla are Totonac Indians, and the voladores rite is a traditional act of worship (now most often performed as entertainment for tourists, as in these pictures). The voladores climb to the top of a tall pole, wind ropes around the pole, and then leap off into the air. As the ropes unwind, they descend slowly to the ground.

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  • El Tajin
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See also

  • Mexico (2009)

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Last update: 2023-01-14