Papantla spanish helpinfo is a city and municipality located in the north of the state of veracruz, mexico, in the sierra papanteca range and on the gulf of mexico. In papantla, the hub of the vanilla industry, there is even a large stone volador that looks down on the city from one of the highest points in town. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. There are several performances per day, and the suggested donation runs from 20 to 50 pesos higher for foreigners. Puerto vallarta the famous voladores of papantla will once again be performing their symbolic ritual of flight near the seahorse on the malecon march 1820th at 6.
Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Jun 20, 2009 the voladores are a source of great pride to everyone in totonocapan the region of the totonaca. In order to help it survive the modern world, unesco. The city was founded in the th century by the totonacs and has dominated the totonacapan region of the state since then. We participated in the international congre ss of va nilla producers, from m ay 26 to may 28 2006, at the takilhsukut pa rk in papantla, ve ra cruz. Muralismo mexicano, artistas urbanos, volador, veracruz. Short video of voladores ritual dance, cozumel, mx.
Download 69 volador stock photos for free or amazingly low rates. Five men representing the five elements of the indigenous world climb to the top of a pole, one of them stays, playing a flute and dancing while 4 others descend the pole with a rope tied to one of their feet. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. The ritual ceremony of the voladores of papantla was recognized as intangible cultural heritage ich by unesco in 2009.
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