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Jacinta Teresa shows a photo of herself as a voladora at 19. She began participating in the Dance of the Flyers as a 16-year-old, in 1988.
Julissa Varela Vázquez and María Azucena Vázquez climb the flying pole on a foggy day.
The white veil and feathers on the hats worn by voladoras represent purity, while the colorful streamers represent the colors of the rainbow.
Jacinta Teresa's hat includes a detail of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico's patron saint.
Julisa Varela, a 39-year-old voladora, and her mother Veronica Vázquez pose in front of their home in Zoactepan, Mexico.
Flowers left in front of the flying pole after a religious celebration in Zoactepan, a neighborhood in the municipality of Xochitlán de Vicente Suárez, Puebla, Mexico.
Yohualli Nikté Díaz poses with her eagle costume at home.
Yohualli Nikté Díaz practices with aerial silks at home in Cuetzalan del Progreso, Mexico.
Twelve-year-old Yohualli Nikté Díaz and her father Arturo Díaz pose in their eagle costumes.
Candy Palomo Hernández, a voladora from the town of San Antonio Rayón in the state of Puebla, Mexico, is a member of the group Cohupapatanini.