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September 16, 2010
Mexico's 200th birthday bash
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico looked beyond its drug war to throw a 200th birthday bash celebrating a proud history, whimsical culture and resilience embodied in the traditional independence cry: "Viva Mexico!" Across the capital, hundreds of thousands of people flooded the streets despite their fears, blowing horns and dancing alongside a parade of serpent floats, marching cacti and 13-foot-tall warrior marionettes and staying late into the night at open-air concerts. (28 images)

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People form the word "Mexico" during bicentennial celebrations in Mexico City's downtown Zocalo plaza, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2010. Mexico celebrates the 200th anniversary of its 1810 independence uprising. AP / Marco Ugarte


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Fire explodes from the roof of the National Palace during bicentennial celebrations in Mexico City's main Zocalo plaza, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2010. AP / Dario Lopez-Mills



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The National Palace is illuminated in the Zocalo during a rehearsal for the bicentennial independence parade in Mexico City, Sunday Sept. 12, 2010. AP / Miguel Tovar



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A float symbolizing the Quetzalcoatl, or the Plumed Serpent, passes in front of the National Palace during bicentennial celebrations in the Zocalo plaza in Mexico City, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2010. AP / Alexandre Meneghini



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Artists perform outside the National Palace during bicentennial celebrations at the Zocalo plaza in Mexico City, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2010. AP / Alexandre Meneghini



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Fireworks explode over Paseo de la Reforma avenue during bicentennial celebrations in Mexico City, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2010. AP / Miguel Tovar



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Fireworks explode over the Metropolitan Cathedral during bicentennial celebrations at the Zocalo in Mexico City, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2010. AP / Alexandre Meneghini



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Fireworks explode over the Zocalo plaza during bicentennial celebrations in Mexico City, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2010. AP / Marco Ugarte



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Fireworks explode over the National Palace during opening ceremonies for the Bicentenary of Mexican Independence on September 15, 2010 in Mexico City. AFP/ Getty Images / Luis Acosta



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The Metropolitan cathedral is lit by fireworks during bicentennial celebrations in Mexico City's main Zocalo plaza, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2010. AP / Dario Lopez-Mills



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People dressed as horned skeletons cycle during the bicentennial parade in Mexico City, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2010. AP / Miguel Tovar



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Artists perform during the bicentennial parade in Mexico City, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2010. AP / Miguel Tovar



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Women wear masks representing "La Catrina" during the bicentennial parade in Mexico City, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2010. AP / Miguel Tovar



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Men wearing Aztec costumes perform during the bicentennial parade in Mexico City, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2010. AP / Miguel Tovar



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Men wearing Aztec costumes perform during the bicentennial parade in Mexico City, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2010. AP / Miguel Tovar



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Chinelo dancers perform during the bicentennial parade in Mexico City, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2010. AP / Miguel Tovar



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A dancer dressed as a bouquet of flowers performs during the bicentennial parade in Mexico City, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2010. AP / Miguel Tovar



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A woman participates in the parade for the celebration of the Bicentenary of the country's Independence, at Reforma Avenue in Mexico City, on September 15, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Alfredo Estrella



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Actors perform during the ceremony for the Bicentenary of the country's Independence, at the Zocalo square in Mexico City, on September 15, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Ronaldo Schemidt



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Participants march during the parade celebrating the country's Independence Bicentenary, in Mexico City, on September 15, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Alfredo Estrella



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Dancers perform during the bicentennial parade in Mexico City, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2010. AP / Miguel Tovar



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Dancers from "Ballet Mexico Vivo" perform regional dances from the most traditional states of Mexico during a celebration of the bicentennial of Mexico's independence at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve in Las Vegas Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010. AP / K.M. Cannon



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Women wearing dresses in the colors of Mexico's flag dance on stilts during bicentennial celebrations at the Zocalo plaza in Mexico City, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2010. AP / Marco Ugarte



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Soldiers line up in front of Mexico's flag prior to reenactments of historic battles during bicentennial celebrations in Mexico City, Monday Sept. 13, 2010. AP / Alexandre Meneghini



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Soldiers fire cannons as Mexico's President Felipe Calderon arrives for the reenactment of historic battles during bicentennial celebrations in Mexico City, Monday Sept. 13, 2010. AP / Alexandre Meneghini



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Soldiers wearing military uniforms that were used by Mexican soldiers in WWII march by an antique plane during reenactments of Mexico's historic battles during bicentennial celebrations in Mexico City, Monday Sept. 13, 2010. AP / Alexandre Meneghini



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People watch a Bicentennial Charreada from the stands in Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday Sept. 12, 2010. AP / Guillermo Arias



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A Mexican charro performs during a Bicentennial Charreada in Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday Sept. 12, 2010. AP / Guillermo Arias



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