El Tajín
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El Tajín is a pre-Columbian archeological site in Veracruz, Mexico and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica. A part of the Classic Veracruz culture, El Taj
Ceremonial center in Papantla, Veracruz
Pyramid of the Niches before restoration (1913 photo). The present-day view of the pyramid can be seen here.
One of Carl Nebel's drawings of the Pyramid of the Niches
World Heritage Site plaque
Totonac
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The Totonac are an Indigenous people of Mexico who reside in the states of Veracruz, Puebla, and Hidalgo. They are one of the possible builders of the pre-Columbian city of El Tajín, and further maint
El Tajín
…vanilla groves. The closest settlement of any real size is Papantla. When it was rediscovered by officialdom in 1785, the site was known to the local Totonac, whose ancestors may also have built the city, as El Tajín, which was said to mean "of thunder or lightning bolt". Related to this is their belief that…
Totonacs of Papantla, Veracruz performing the "voladores" ritual
View of the main square of the ruins of the city of Cempoala, capital Totonac Nation, the first to establish a military alliance with the Castilian armies to attack the dominions of Aztec Triple Alliance or Ēxcān Tlahtolōyān.
A ceramic Totonac statuette
Ancient city of Tajín, Veracruz.