Tajin Vive

What is El Tajín? Is it a sacred valley, dwelling of spirits, home of the god of Storm, hidden temples, old rulers sculptures, abandoned ball game fields, Totonacas guardians, respectful dancers andmusicians?. Now we know it is this, and much more. A thousand years ago it was the big capital of a culture that blossomed in the state of Veracruz. It was a loud urban center, the greatest of itstime in the lowest lands of west Mexico. Thousands filled their places, crowded in its markets and flew through its senders; came to its priests, acknowledge its rulers and worship its gods.
El Tajínwas a painted city, a polychromatic tribute. On the outside, reds, blues and yellows were predominant. On its more intimate spaces there was also greens, blacks and browns. Murals decorated its wallsand interiors. Entering was breathing the art.
The earth keeps memories and transmitted all the secrets of what the Tajín was. Since then, they energetically protected the Ciudad Sagrada (Sacred City)and they keep doing it… On the night darkness between the melodic rhythm of the music and the traditional dances- El Tajín Vive (el Tajín lives).

Purification. The sacred is a question of everybeing. Each answer is a confirmation. The ritual interrogates a well as welcomes. It is up to the visitor to return the sincerity, to assume itself purified, to enjoy the loose of its fears.Permission. There’s only peace when liberty has been conceived. Only the owner of the territory can give the free pass. Requesting it is a privilege; receiving turns into commitment. Through its rites, ElTajín ruled with the approval of the supernatural. The city that stayed in time, but the locals affirmed that its powers persisted, especially during the night. Asing for permission is an act of deeplyrotted compromise on the tradition. That’s why it lasts.
Place of the Creek. Surrounded by tall platforms with temples, this immense rectangular area –first open space on th center of the Tajín –it...