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Archaeological site
El Tajín Archaeological Zone
Pre-Hispanic city in central Veracruz, a UNESCO World Heritage site, with the Pyramid of the Niches, containing 365 niches, and about 20 ballgame courts.
Veracruz · Mexico
Papantla
In the destination Veracruz, El Tajín and Tlacotalpan.
In the photo: Papantla central plaza
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The city
What to expect from Papantla.
Papantla is a Totonac town in northern Veracruz, in a region of green hills and vanilla plantations, about 10 km from the El Tajín archaeological zone. In the center is the plaza with the Church of the Assumption, where the Papantla flyers perform their ritual hanging from a tall pole. It is known for vanilla, cultivated in the region since before the arrival of the Spaniards.
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The local experience
What to see in Papantla
Cultural tradition
Papantla Flyers Ritual
Totonac ritual in which four men descend spinning upside down, attached by ropes, from the top of a pole while a fifth plays flute and drum at the top; a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage.