Tulum, Quintana Roo — Mexico’s federal Culture Department will inspect the ceremonial pole in Tulum and the surrounding infrastructure as it prepares to bring the Papantla flyers back to the municipality as an added attraction.
Marina Núñez Bespalova, the federal undersecretary of culture, said the return of the ceremony reflects her agency’s efforts, carried out on direct instructions from President Claudia Sheinbaum, to help Tulum recover.
“We are helping to improve conditions in Tulum, within our area of work, so that people can enjoy these spaces again,” she said.
The ceremony has no scheduled date for its revival yet, since much depends on the condition in which crews find the pole, but Núñez Bespalova said it must happen this year.
“It is a tradition recognized worldwide. Anyone who comes to Tulum will be able to see it, with all its dances, its ritual and the flight itself,” she said.
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