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
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.
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
Totonac
…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 maintained quarters in Teotihuacán (a city which they claim to have built). Until the mid-19th century they were the world's main producers…
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