Rhombus shaped Globo de Cantolla (hot air paper balloon) with confetti in San Agustin Ohtenco, Mexico

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Cantolla balloons are hot air paper balloons named in honor of Joaquin de la Cantolla,the first Mexican who flew in a hot air balloon during the XIX century. During the day of the dead the inhabitants of San Agustin Ohtenco, a town south of Mexico city, organize a hot air paper balloon exhibition and contest. There are different categories, the most simple balloons are made with just a few paper sheets. The biggests can be as big as a normal hot air balloon and are made with thousands of paper sheets.

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Size: 2848px × 4287px
Location: San Agustin Ohtenco, Mexico DF, Mexico
Photo credit: © Guillermo Lopez Barrera / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: air, art, balloon, cantolla, confetti, de, folk, globo, hot, mexican, mexico, ohtenco, paper, rhombus