Indigenous acrobats and performers in Mexico

Young Papantla Flyers from the ages of 8 to 13 wait for their turn to perform at the Takilhsukut park as part of the Cumbre Tajin 2013 music festival celebrations in Papantla, Mexico, March 25, 2013.

The Papantla Flyers is an ancient religious ceremony from central Mexico as a prayer to the God of Sun but now is mostly performed for tourists.

Circus performers on stilts who call themselves "Los Zancudos de Zaachila," members of the "Indigenous Laboratory of Acrobatics" perform at the Takilhsukut park as part of the Cumbre Tajin 2013 music festival celebrations in Papantla, Mexico, March 25, 2013.

The Laboratory is a collaboration between circus performers and acrobats belonging to several indigenous communities from the Gulf state of Veracruz.

A young Papantla Flyer stands in front of a shrine after he performed at the Takilhsukut park as part of the Cumbre Tajin 2013 music festival celebrations in Papantla, Mexico, March 25, 2013.

The Papantla Flyers is an ancient religious ceremony from central Mexico as a prayer to the God of Sun but now is mostly performed for tourists.

Circus performers on stilts who call themselves "Los Zancudos de Zaachila", members of the "Indigenous Laboratory of Acrobatics" take a break from their performance at the Takilhsukut park as part of the Cumbre Tajin 2013 music festival celebrations in Papantla, Mexico, March 25, 2013.

A circus performer belonging to the "Los Zoyacapoteros," part of the "Indigenous Laboratory of Acrobatics" performs at the Takilhsukut park as part of the Cumbre Tajin 2013 music festival celebrations in Papantla, Mexico, March 25, 2013.

Circus performers who call themselves "Los Maromeros Zapotecos de Santa Teresa Xochiapa," members of the "Indigenous Laboratory of Acrobatics" perform at the Takilhsukut park as part of the Cumbre Tajin 2013 music festival celebrations in Papantla, Mexico, March 25, 2013.

Circus performers who call themselves "Los Toreros de Mecatlan," members of the "Indigenous Laboratory of Acrobatics" perform at the Takilhsukut park as part of the Cumbre Tajin 2013 music festival celebrations in Papantla, Mexico, March 25, 2013.

A young Papantla Flyer waits for his turn to perform at the Takilhsukut park as part of the Cumbre Tajin 2013 music festival celebrations in Papantla, Mexico, March 25, 2013.

The Papantla Flyers is an ancient religious ceremony from central Mexico as a prayer to the God of Sun but now is mostly performed for tourists.

Young Papantla Flyers from the ages of 8 to 13 perform at the Takilhsukut park as part of the Cumbre Tajin 2013 music festival celebrations in Papantla, Mexico,March 25, 2013.

The Papantla Flyers is an ancient religious ceremony from central Mexico as a prayer to the God of Sun but now is mostly performed for tourists.

Circus performers who call themselves "Los Zancudos de Zaachila," members of the "Indigenous Laboratory of Acrobatics" perform at the Takilhsukut park as part of the Cumbre Tajin 2013 music festival celebrations in Papantla, Mexico, March 25, 2013.