23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Xinacate

A young man poses during the Xinacates carnival in San Nicolás de los Ranchos, Puebla. This carnival has an agricultural character, where the locals paint themselves with black or silver paint to dance in the streets, with the aim of asking for a good rainy season for bountiful harvests.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 03.2025
Date Uploaded: 12.2025
Photo Location: San nicolas de los ranchos, Mexico
Copyright: © fernando izaguirre