Emotions were high as the heart-pounding tradition of building human towers made a return to Tarragona, Spain, where thousands of spellbound spectators gathered for the city's biennial competition.

TARRAGONA, Spain (AP) — Dozens of people squeeze together, pressing as tight as they can get. The stronger the foundation they build, the less likely their human tower will collapse. As children and ...

TARRAGONA, Spain (AP) — Associated Press photographer and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Emilio Morenatti, of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, has visited more than 50 countries in an acclaimed 30-year ...

They are the soaring human towers that have become the pride of Catalonia over hundreds of years of carefully honed tradition. Hundreds of people compete in the region every year to create the highest ...

These incredible photos show the building of a human tower during the 25th Human Tower Competition in Tarragona, Spain on Sunday. Members of the Castellers Joves Xiquets de Valls constructed the tower ...