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Nighttime street scene of San José del Cabo’s historic city center.

Colorful mexican perforated papel picado banner, festival colourful paper garland. Multi colored hispanic folk carved tissue flags, holiday or carnival. Authentic fiesta decoration in Latin America.

Mexican cut paper hanging over a sidewalk in Mexico City, Mexico

Mexican papers "Papel Picado" in the wind.

Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco

Cut paper or papel picado, hangs

In Sayulita, Mexico

National Hispanic Heritage Month background.

Colorful Papel Picado hangs in a public plaza in downtown Cabo San Lucas,Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Traditional mexican Day of the dead altar with cempasuchil flowers, bread "pan de muerto", "papel picado" ornaments and candles.

Colorful banners hanging in a street in Sayulita, Mexico. These banners are a decorative craft called papel picado, which is considered a Mexican folk art. Originally, 40-50 layers of tissue paper were punched through at the same time using a kind of chisel, and the art form developed from there. These papers are used at holiday times, particularly around the celebration of the Day of the Dead.

Daytime papel picado framed view of the iconic landmark arch of downtown Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.

Colorful papel picados banners decorate a street in Old Town Albuquerque in New Mexico, USA

Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) altar with traditional decorations: sugar skull, orange cempasùchitl flowers, papel picado (cut tissue paper), fruit and candles.

View of iconic papel picado being blown by wind in downtown Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Traditional Mexican papel picado paper banner on a wood background.

Nighttime street scene of San José del Cabo’s historic city center.

Mexican typical decorative papers called "Papel picado" with the word "Tropical" set over a street over a blue and clear sky.

Decorations for traditional Mexican holiday Day of the Dead on a black background.

Cut paper or papel picado, hangs from rafters

Colored papel picado for an offering for the Mexican tradition of the Day of the Dead and All Saints with skull shapes

Colored papel picado for an offering for the Mexican tradition of the Day of the Dead and All Saints with skull shapes

Decorations for traditional Mexican holiday Day of the Dead on a black background.

Incense smoke over a Day of the Dead offering in Mexico

Traditional Mexican cut paper decoration of day of the dead

The new church in Tapalpa, Jalisco, with colorful banners of papel picado in the foreground, left over from the Dia de Muertos celebration.

Cut paper or papel picado, hangs from rafters

Mexican perforated papel picado banner, festival flags, paper tissue garland. Colorful hispanic folk carved street decor for fiesta, holiday or carnival in Latin America, Day of Dead or Dia De Muertos

Oaxaca, Mexico: Folk artists at work on a colorful street in downtown Oaxaca; the street is decorated with papel picado—the Mexican art of cut paper.

Low angle view of colorful papel picado, perforated paper, flags hanging against green leaves and blue sky. These flags are part of the Mexican and Mayan culture and heritage and hung in celebration of holidays both religious and secular.

Mexican typical decorative papers called Papel picado

Oaxaca, Mexico: Pedestrians walk on a colorful street in downtown Oaxaca decorated with papel picado—the Mexican art of cut paper.

Daytime street scene of San José del Cabo’s historic city center.

Nighttime street scene of San José del Cabo’s historic city center.

In Mexico for the Day of the Dead celebration (dia del los muertos) in the small town of Capula outside of Patzcuaro in the state of Michoacan, the townspeople prepare for the Day of the Dead celebration. Papel Picado (cut out paper) flyers (flags) are strung creating a colorful and festive scene.

Daytime street scene of San José del Cabo’s historic city center.

Festival street decoration for Cinco de Mayo, Day of the Dead or Dia de Muertos. Mexican colorful ethnic decor for holiday, carnaval, party or fiesta. Lightbulb garland hanging, carnival atmosphere.

View of iconic papel picado being blown by wind in downtown Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico.