Mexico City Museum of Anthropology

 

This is long Version

   

 Short Version

 

Mexic Dance of the Flyers Totonac People --An ancient Mexican Ceremony Involving Acrobats and a Pole

 

 

 Dance of the flyers - Voladores 

 The ritual ceremony of the Voladores ('flying men') is a fertility dance performed by several ethnic groups in Mexico and Central America, especially the Totonac people in the eastern state of Veracruz, to express respect for and harmony with the natural and spiritual worlds. 

 A school in central Mexico is trying to preserve an ancient ceremony. 

It’s called “Danza de los Voladores” or the Dance of the Flyers. 

 Traditionally, the ritual has been popular during the Spring Equinox in the Americas and was performed to make requests to the gods. 

 Take a look at some images of the Flyers in action. It Was Created By Totonac People as an offering to ask for rain and fertility.

This is my Video on TikTok in Mexico City in the park in the front of the Museum of Anthropology of Mexico City. The Cell phone battery was down after few hundred of pictures at the museum.

https://www.tiktok.com/@lilianausvat/video/7361456952028744965?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

Chapultepec Castle Mexico City

 

Tuesday to Sunday, 9 am. to 5 pm.

It takes at least an hour and a half to see the museum. We recommend you to arrive early. 

 The rooms begin to vacate at 4:45 pm. 

The museum is not open on any Monday of the year.

ADMISSION COSTS

General Admission

      $85.00 Mexican pesos 

On Sundays the entrance is free for all the national public and for foreigners residing in Mexico.  

Due to the restrictions established by the pandemic caused by COVID-19, tickets cannot be purchased in advance, it is necessary to buy them the same day at the box office, located at the beginning of the ramp that goes up to the museum. 

Cash and on Mexican pesos payment only.

Free admission:

      - Children under 13 years old

      - People over 60 years old

      - Teachers and students 

       with valid credentials

      - Pensioners and retirees 

      with credentials

      - People with disabilities

LOCATION MAP

GETTING HERE

Address: Primera Sección del Bosque de Chapultepec s/n

San Miguel Chapultepec, C.P. 11580

Delegación Miguel Hidalgo, Ciudad de México

 

If you use the S. T. C. Metro, the nearest stations are:‌ 

Chapultepec - line 1. This station has direct access to Bosque de Chapultepec.

  Auditorio - line 7. Once you have reached the Auditorium station, you must take the Metrobús line 7 and get off at the Gandhi station. From there you have to walk inside the forest to the ramp that goes up to the museum.