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  • Pedestrians, seen through the plastic tarp of a food stall, walk the streets on a rainy afternoon in Oaxaca City, Oaxaca state, Mexico on July 16, 2008.
  • Men in devil masks parade through the Zocalo and past the cathedral during the Guelaguetza celebrations in Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico on July 19, 2008. The Guelaguetza is an annual folk dance festival in Oaxaca - dancers from different regions of the state gather in celebration in Oaxaca City and towns in the Central Valley to perform their regional dances wearing traditional costumes and throw regional specialties as gifts into the crowds.
  • People walk past fresh graffiti calling to "boycott the official Guelaguetza", reference to the highly commercialized celebration that takes place in the Auditorio Guelaguetza, during the 2008 Guelaguetza celebration in Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico.
  • The spectacle Bani Stui Gulal tells the story of the Guelaguetza as it evolved through the ages, from pre-Hispanic origins to modern times, here performed in Dance Square, next to the Basilica de la Soledad, in Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico on July 19, 2008.
  • The spectacle Bani Stui Gulal tells the story of the Guelaguetza as it evolved through the ages, from pre-Hispanic origins to modern times, here performed in Dance Square, next to the Basilica de la Soledad, in Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico on July 19, 2008.
  • Musicians arrive for the Guelaguetza celebration in San Antonino Castillo Velasco, Oaxaca, Mexico on July 28, 2009.
  • A family picnics in a nearby field during the Guelaguetza celebration in San Antonino Castillo Velasco, Oaxaca, Mexico on July 28, 2008.
  • Performers and community elders wait around for the next dance act during the Guelaguetza celebration in San Antonino Castillo Velasco, Oaxaca, Mexico on July 28, 2008.
  • The delegation from Tlacolula enters the stage at the Guelaguetza Auditorium on Cerro del Fortin in Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico on July 21, 2008.
  • Dancers throw gifts to the crowd during the Guelaguetza celebration in San Antonino Castillo Velasco, Oaxaca, Mexico on July 28, 2008.
  • Dancers perform into the night at the Guelaguetza celebration in San Antonino Castillo Velasco, Oaxaca, Mexico on July 28, 2008.
  • The audience cheers on the performers as they dance into the night at the Guelaguetza celebration in San Antonino Castillo Velasco, Oaxaca, Mexico on July 28, 2008.
  • Children play on a trampoline during the annual patron saint festival for Santiago Matamoros in Cuilapan, Oaxaca, Mexico on July 25, 2008.
  • The crowd disperses to reveal festival trash after the Guelaguetza celebration in San Antonino Castillo Velasco, Oaxaca, Mexico on July 28, 2008.
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