EL Grito! Viva Mexico! (33 images)

Bicentennial celebrations in Mexico City. It was a bold (and expensive) attempt to celebrate a nation, even as that nation inches closer and closer to war level violence.

These photos show the life alongside the parades and fireworks. The thousands of people who choose to turn out even though the media was telling them to stay home.

The people in these photos refused to be afraid, and instead had a great party.

The city was blanketed with cops, and...
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Bicentennial celebrations in Mexico City. It was a bold (and expensive) attempt to celebrate a nation, even as that nation inches closer and closer to war level violence.

These photos show the life alongside the parades and fireworks. The thousands of people who choose to turn out even though the media was telling them to stay home.

The people in these photos refused to be afraid, and instead had a great party.

The city was blanketed with cops, and everything seemed to go smoothly.

It should give the country and burst of confidence, something they desperately need as death tolls rise, and terrorism style attacks become common.
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