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Puebla, Mexico
Daira López and other members of Color Guard Espíritu de Fuego dance with flags at an event organized by the Municipal Institute of Art and Culture of Puebla in Puebla, Mexico.
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
From left, Cuauhtémoc López, Alejo Taloca, Lorenzo López and Salvador Candelario Carrillo, members of the band Neiwana, give a free concert in a public square in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. The band members sing about Wixaritari culture in their native language. “I would be singing every day,” Lorenzo López says. “I wish there were more cultural spaces in the city.”
Mexico City, Mexico
José Rafael Flores performs a one-person play, “Josefina la gallina puso un huevo en la cocina,” in Mexico City. Flores, onstage after approximately two years of pandemic restrictions, says it’s bizarre to perform for an audience wearing face masks because he can’t see their expressions.
Mineral del Chico, Hidalgo, Mexico
Holy Week celebrators spray foam on one another in Mineral del Chico, Hidalgo, Mexico. After two years of canceled events due to the coronavirus pandemic, crowds gathered for Easter festivities.
Chiapas, Mexico
Members of El Machete, a self-defense group, guard the road in Chiapas, Mexico. The Pantelhó municipality residents say they organized to protect themselves from crime — not to attack people.
Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico
Raúl Morales, left, adjusts Orlando López’s costume before performing in the streets of Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico. Traditional dancers known as Parachicos perform in wooden masks and special costumes each year during Fiesta Grande.
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Raúl Sánchez, left, and Miguel Ángel Martínez make equipales, traditional Mexican chairs, using padding and pigskin in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Sánchez says the trade has been difficult because many people don’t value handmade equipales and would rather buy cheaper goods.
Tecali de Herrera, Puebla, Mexico
Rodrigo Valdivia Jiménez chops away the leaves of an agave plant until just the heart, or piña, remains. Escuela de Mezcal Papalometl organized a workshop in Tecali de Herrera, Puebla, Mexico, about sustainability in the mezcal industry.
Correction: An earlier version of this caption misidentified the name of the photographed subject. Global Press Journal regrets the error.
Aldama, Chiapas, Mexico
Rosita Santiz holds her son Hugo, 1, as she walks from Tabak to Xuxch’en in Aldama, Chiapas, Mexico. Residents say that paved roads have been under construction since 2020 but have been delayed due to attacks from a Chenalhó armed group.
Chihuahua, Mexico
Roberto Muñoz performs in the historic downtown of Chihuahua, Mexico. Muñoz, who has created urban art for 10 years, considers himself a mobile work of art and calls this performance “A Soldier of Peace.”
Mexico City, Mexico
Darío Matías shares a moment with his dog, Lucky, at a Saint Patrick’s Day celebration in Mexico City. Every year, a parade honors Saint Patrick’s Battalion, a group of primarily Irish immigrants who fought for the Mexican army during the war between Mexico and the United States from 1846 to 1848.
Epazoyucan, Hidalgo, Mexico
Paola Ambrosio, center, teaches a group how to make Oaxacan tamales during a workshop to celebrate Candlemas in Epazoyucan, Hidalgo, Mexico. Preparing tamales has been a traditional part of the holiday, which commemorates the presentation of Jesus at the Temple, since the fusion of pre-Hispanic and Catholic religious beliefs.
Oaxaca, Mexico
Laura Cork, originally from England, practices aerial acrobatics in Oaxaca, Mexico. Cork, who founded a fabric, hoop and trapeze school in 2021, says that people from all over the world who are visiting Oaxaca sign up for classes.
Mexico City, Mexico
Valeria García, 16, known as Leva, competes in a women-only freestyle rap tournament in Mexico City. Leva, who has freestyled since she was 13, traveled from the northern Mexico to participate. “I decided to come to Mexico City because I was feeling very frustrated, and for me, freestyle is freeing myself,” she says.
Aldama, Chiapas, Mexico
Salvador Jiménez Santiz, center, holds a cross during a funeral for Lorenzo Gómez Ruíz in Aldama, Chiapas, Mexico. In early 2022, a stray bullet killed Gómez Ruíz at age 21.
Chiapa de Corzo, Mexico
A man carries a structure with fireworks on his back during Fiesta Grande, a festival to honor the Black Christ of Esquipulas, Saint Anthony the Great and Saint Sebastian in Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico. The celebrations traditionally include handcrafted fireworks called toritos.
Ixtenco, Tlaxcala, Mexico
Los Tunditos, a musical group from Doctor Mora in the state of Guanajuato, performs traditional songs with drums and flutes at the National Otomí Gathering in San Juan Ixtenco, Tlaxcala, Mexico. The gathering is part of a movement to restore indigenous identity through traditional music.
Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico
Guillermina Tovilla Gómez, one of the oldest members of the group called la Tía They, performs as a character, Las Chuntá, during Fiesta Grande, a festival to honor the Black Christ of Esquipulas, Saint Anthony the Great and Saint Sebastian in Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico.
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Horacio Flores sells hand-woven flowerpot holders in a public park in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Flores, who learned to tie more than 50 knots while working on shrimp boats, weaves hammocks, chairs, flowerpot holders, cribs, bags and bracelets.
Tlaxcala, Mexico
A dance squad, Camada Municipal de Papalotla, performs carnival dances, passed down through generations, in the plaza of San Juan Ixtenco, Tlaxcala, Mexico.
San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Mexico
María Elena Sánchez kneels during a Mass to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the death of Jtactic Samuel Ruíz, an emeritus bishop who advocated for Indigenous rights, in the central plaza of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Mexico. More than 3,000 pilgrims gathered and made offerings at the Mayan altar, which incorporated aspects of Indigenous religion and Catholicism.
Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico
Armando Madrigal applies makeup to Bertín González, who performs as Chuntá, a traditional female character usually played by men, during Fiesta Grande in Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico. The festival honors the Black Christ of Esquipulas, Saint Anthony the Great and Saint Sebastian.
Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
Abel López sells balloons at the Plaza de la Independencia in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico. López, an authorized seller, understands that plenty of people dislike street vendors but says they’re just trying to make a living.
Puebla, Mexico
Jesús Azaid Piña López, a biologist and fellow in the Jóvenes Construyendo el Futuro (Youth Building the Future) program, checks bags of fungi at a laboratory in Puebla, Mexico. Mushrooms are isolated in a special environment to promote the growth of protected strains.