The Voladores of San Pedro Tarimbaro de Michoacan, a World Heritage Site
The Voladores (which
means “flyers”; more on that below) of San Pedro Tarímbaro, were declared an
Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009 by UNESCO, and was registered
in 2009 as "The Ritual Ceremony of the Voladores.”
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| The Voladores of San Pedro Tarimbaro of Michoacan, a World Heritage Site |
Michoacán has six World Heritage Sites: the Historic Center of Morelia, the Night of the Dead tradition, La Pirekua (indigenous song), Traditional Mexican Cuisine, “el Paradigma Michoacana” (Michoacan traditional cuisine),
the Biosphere Reserve of the Monarch Butterfly, and the Voladores of
San Pedro.
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| The Voladores of San Pedro Tarimbaro of Michoacan, a World Heritage Site |
The Voladores of San Pedro Tarímbaro are less well known than other voladores we have in Mexico, such as the Papantla Voladores in Veracruz, Cuetzalan in Puebla, or Tamaletom in San Luis Potosí. (All of them Intangible Cultural Heritages of Humanity.)
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| The Voladores of Papantla in a performance in Tequila, Jalisco |
At Hotel Mansión Iturbe in Pátzcuaro, our guests want to travel and get to know Mexico, enjoying the cultural tourism; experiencing the different expressions that symbolize the nature and character of each place. People want to know more about Michoacán, and to learn more about our culture. They value our intangible cultural heritage, which people have made or built throughout their history and that we can still enjoy today.
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| Traditional Mexican Cuisine from Lake Patzcuaro in Michoacan |
You can enjoy several of the World
Heritage Sites in the Lake Pátzcuaro Region; as well as in other places
in Michoacán, where you will have unique experiences, thanks to our great
cultural diversity.
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| Day of the Dead in Patzcuaro Lake Area a World Heritage Site |
We had the opportunity to observe the Voladores of
San Pedro Tarímbaro and want to share more information so that you can
think about including it on your next visit to Michoacán:
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| The Voladores of San Pedro Tarimbaro of Michoacan, a World Heritage Site |
San Pedro Tarímbaro is located in the municipality of Tlalpujahua in the eastern part of Michoacán, approximately 211 kilometers (131 miles) from Pátzcuaro, using the highway to Mexico City. It’s about 7 kilometers (4 miles) from the Magical Village of Tlalpujahua.
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| The Voladores of San Pedro Tarimbaro of Michoacan, a World Heritage Site |
The festival of St. Peter the Apostle is
celebrated in San Pedro Tarímbaro on June 29, and the following Sunday is the
day of the indigenous rite of the Voladores of San Pedro
Tarímbaro. These festivities demonstrate the fusion of the Catholic Church
with the ancient customs of the original peoples (in this case the Mazahua
ethnic group).
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| The Voladores of San Pedro Tarimbaro of Michoacan, a World Heritage Site |
This ancient rite involves five people touting their courage and dexterity. The first individual positions himself atop a very tall vertical log (volantín) firmly placed in the ground. He plays a flute and a drum as a ceremonial offering to the sun. The four voladores representing the four cardinal points, as well as the four elements: water, earth, fire, and air, are lowered, suspended, and the rotate around the log suspended by the legs, meanwhile imploring St. Peter and the Sun God for good rains for their crops.
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| The Voladores of San Pedro Tarimbaro of Michoacan, a World Heritage Site |
The Voladores of San Pedro Tarímbaro are dressed in trousers and red vests, white shirts, with colorful ribbons and a kind of multicolored beret. Dressed in this way, they emulate the woodpecker, which is considered the guardian of the forests.
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| The Voladores of San Pedro Tarimbaro of Michoacan, a World Heritage Site |
In Mexico we have a great cultural heritage and many traditions that are expressions of our culture and show the values and customs of our communities.
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| The Voladores of San Pedro Tarimbaro of Michoacan, a World Heritage Site |
At Hotel Mansión Iturbe in Pátzcuaro, we invite you, as you travel through Mexico, to give yourself time to observe, understand, and enjoy all those features so characteristic of our culture that you will have in front of you, that represent the essence the idiosyncrasies of all those places you come into contact with.
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| The Voladores of San Pedro Tarimbaro of Michoacan, a World Heritage Site |
Discover the treasures that Mexican culture has in store for you!
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| The Voladores of San Pedro Tarimbaro of Michoacan, a World Heritage Site |
Below we share the experience of the Papantlán Voladores, in a presentation they had in the Magical Village of Tequila, Jalisco.
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| The Voladores of Papantla in a performance in Tequila, Jalisco |
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| The Voladores of Papantla in a performance in Tequila, Jalisco |
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| The Voladores of Papantla in a performance in Tequila, Jalisco |
If you want to go to the festivities in San Pedro Tarímbaro verify the dates of their presentations. We suggest you contact the Tourist Office in the Magical Village of Tlalpujahua, Michoacán.
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México
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