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Guatemala, Americas
Francisco Tun (right) shows his respect for Samuel Saloj Tuiz, a local mayor, during a ceremony in Sololá, Guatemala. At this event, as part of a 500-year-old custom, 73 outgoing mayors passed the “vara” (rod) to 73 new mayors.
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