Papantla Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
City located in the north of the state of Veracruz, Mexico
About Papantla
The city was founded in the 13th century by the Totonacs and has dominated the Totonacapan region of the state since then. Papantla still has strong communities of Totonacs who maintain the culture and language For religious and secular events, two dances are definitive of Papantla. According to Totonac myth, the gods told men “Dance, and we shall observe.” TheDanza de los Voladoresis one of these events that was originally meant to please the gods. The ceremony involves five participants who climb a 30-m 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. Each rope is wound around the top of the pole 13 times, which times 4 equals 52 and corresponds to the Mesoamerican ritual calendar. The fifth participant
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