La Danza del Volador, Tulum II

This is a traditional performance which had ritual significance for ancient indigenous groups. Four men, attached to the pole by ropes, spin from the top to the ground, completing the descent in 13 rotations. A fifth man remains seated at the top of the pole, accompanying the performance of the [i]voladores[/i], or 'flying men', on a drum and a flute.

Cliché-hunting on the Mayan Riviera

December 26th 2007
I'd been having a week of shattered myths. First, I’d learnt that it’s never tequila that has the worm, but mescal. Then, after a visit to the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City, I discovered that the trumpet is not, in fact, a traditional mariachi instrument. Cooped up in a hotel in the Santa Fe neighbourhood I had come across little evidence of the clichéd Mexican male - the off ... read more

North America » Mexico » Quintana Roo » Playa del Carmen

The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more

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