"Volador de Papantla" perform in Mexico
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Volador de Papantla, or flyers of Papantla, perform in front Mexico City's Museum of Anthropology August 25, 2009. The ritualistic dance is a pre-Colombian tradition from Veracruz which involves five men, representing the five elements, climbing on top of a tall pole, then four of them jumping headfirst from the pole while attached to a wound-up rope which then unwinds as they spin towards the ground.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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