On 20 November the whole of Mexico reaches fever pitch with Revolution Day celebrations, Aniversario de la Revolución Mexicana. Cancún is no exception with the traditional grand parade locally known as desfile cívico-deportivo.
The parade begins in the morning and travels down the main Avenida Tulum, passing in front of the Municipal Palace. The city's students and members of the various armed forces and emergency services are dressed in their uniforms or sports gear and perform astonishing gymnastic feats for the surrounding crowds, such as human pyramids and the favourite "tiger jump" - a hair-raising leap through a ring of flames.