Puebla Tehuacán

During the early centuries of the current era, in the Central Highlands, Teotihuacan emerged as the largest metropolis at the time. He was born in the central part of the state of Veracruz in the midst of abundant vegetation and the prevailing hot weather of the region, at the archaeological city of El Tajín, located in the vicinity of the existing village of Papantla and Poza Rica.

According to archaeologists and scholars, the city of El Tajín, whose name means "the city of the god of thunder" in the Totonaca language, reached its splendor between the years 800-1200 when most of its buildings were erected. This included the popular Pyramid of the Niches, famous for its decoration based on the showy Greek styles, approximately 360 niches characterize it and immediately give it a character as a solar calendar, without a doubt this building is one of the largest architectural creations of Old Mexico.

Along with this pyramid there are other constructions such as: Ball Game South, the most important of the 17 so far discovered in the area, because the walls are decorated with reliefs, unique boards showing the theme to the practice ritual of the sport.

Highlighted are the different areas where the presence of windows are developed, little elements seen in Mesoamerica who's presence might be a clever system which the evening breeze may pass through finding a free path for cooling rooms and other space inside houses. Also in the buildings and houses are some of the few remnants of murals with which the inhabitants of the city decorated their walls during the days of glory and splendor in El Tajín.

In these samples of early visual art some pictures of characters can be seen who probably were the gods worshipped in this large coastal city, which receives many visitors. A large part of worship is the majestic presentation of the Voladores Papantla who using a rope, drop their bodies from the top of a pole fixed to the ground; a harmonious drop, accompanied by the rhythmic blowing from the Indian flute, symbolizes the last flight of the sacred bird, to the four cardinal points, looking for his real encounter with the Sun.