Photo by Hugo Cadavez, licensed under Creative Commons
The ritual of the voladores was recently recognized by UNESCO as part of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity. Read about the voladores ceremony.
Photo by Hugo Cadavez, licensed under Creative Commons
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What a fascinating ritual! I’d love to see the fliers circling the pole, but I don’t want to see the first part where the guy stands on top of the pole with no safety measures. That would certainly make my stomach do flips in sympathy!
This is amazing! Excellent photo, too – so colorful.
Great pic – though it makes me dizzy just thinking about it.
Whee! But this is not for me. Great choice for WW!
Wheeeeeee!
I think I’d be uncomfortable watching this live. I did enjoy reading about it though. It certainly is spectacular and they seem to have had plenty of practice and know what they are doing, but it just makes me queasy to see anyone spinning up side down at such a height.
Wow, that is impressive and a little scary. Great photo!