AlvarezdelCastillo

Voladores (flyers).

Voladores (flyers).

One of the most beautiful, wonderful and dangerous traditions in Mexico are the "Voladores", who represent each of the cardinal points and ask "t...
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One of the most beautiful, wonderful and dangerous traditions in Mexico are the "Voladores", who represent each of the cardinal points and ask "the gods" for the rain to come. The meaning of the ritual comes from the generation of 52 laps by 4 "flyers"; each one makes 13 laps adding a total of 52, the same as the years of the solar cycle.
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Canon EOS 5D Mark II

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Aperture 28/10 ISO 400 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 90/1

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Mexico, MX

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Apr, 2022

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14

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