01143nas a2200133   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002100001800043245024700061856014900308300001000457490000700467520053500474                                       d1 aMarkus Melzer00aThe Voladores-spectacle in Mexico – the ‘ritual ceremony of the Voladores’ as intangible cultural heritage; [El espectáculo de los Voladores en México – la ‘ceremonia ritual de los Voladores’ como patrimonio cultural inmaterial]  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-86000026933&doi=10.18441%2find.v41i1.63-82&partnerID=40&md5=52b1c82223df0bcbdeb24b52cc09d3ef  a63-820 v413 aThe Mexican state is an active player in the construction of cultural heritage on all state levels as well as within the supranational heritage regime of UNESCO. Employing the ‘ritual ceremony of the Voladores’ as a case study, I will demonstrate how Mexico implements the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. The analysis focuses on how the Mexican state orchestrates the nomination process, in order to enable the production of symbolic capital, especially by incorporating Indigenous groups.