Introducing Papantla
Spread over a hillside, Papantla is a friendly, commerce-oriented town that has a couple of intriguing things for a visitor beyond its traditional role of housing El Tajín–bound tourists. As the center of a vanilla-growing region, markets and shops offer vanilla-based artisan products, and the city also has beautiful murals. Don’t be surprised to see Totonacs wearing traditional clothing here – the men in loose white shirts and trousers, women in embroidered blouses and quechquémitls (traditional capes).
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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: Mexico City & Suburbs Chrismas to the New Year
by lotusland2 14 September 2011
We travelled to Cuetzalan by taxi from Xalapa as we figured it was cost-effective (3 of us) given the round about bus route. It truly…
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RE: Extended Stay Mexico
by northword 08 August 2011
I don't know about the safety issues but if you were to chose the Gulf coast route, you could stop at Papantla and go see the El Tajin…
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RE: Zocalo Mexico City Flag Ceremony/Voladores Museo de Antropologia
by lake_wobegon 18 July 2011
The voladores from Papantla operate like a traveling circus. They perform for money. There are many such troupes in Mexico. The group…
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