El Tajin Site in Northern Veracruz Mexico

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El Tajin as decribed by Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Taj%C3%ADn

El Tajín is a Pre-Columbian archaeological site located in the present-day municipality of Poza Rica, in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It was the major site of the Classic Veracruz culture and one of the largest cities in western Mesoamerica during the Classic era.

Tajín means city or place of thunder in the Totonac language, and is believed to have been one of the names for the Totonac god of thunder, lightning and rain.

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Totonac voladores rite
Totonac voladores rite preform almost daily at El Tajin.

Local Cothing and Plain Vanilla are for sale here
Local clothing as well as the best Plain Vanilla are for sale here.