Gallery: In-Depth Photos of Mexico's Cartel Violence Go Beyond the Bodies

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    *Tens of thousands of young people from the #yosoy132 movement and other civil society organizations marched in Mexico City to protest what they consider a "large number of anomalies, electoral crimes and violent acts" one day after the general elections for president. In the image, youth express their dissatisfaction with the PRI's national executive committee. Mexico City. July 2, 2012.*
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    *Members of the student movement #yosoy132 gather in the Plaza of the Three Cultures in Tlatelolco, in Mexico City during the March for Democracy. Back in 1968, hundreds of students were killed under the rule of Gustavo Diaz Ordaz (PRI) during a similar peaceful demonstration. Mexico City. July 30, 2012.*
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    *Politicians and people close to the PRI and Enrique Peña Nieto celebrate their victory after the results of the presidential elections were announced. Mexico City. July 1, 2012.*
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    *A foreign journalist records audio as Enrique Peña Nieto is announced as the winner of the general Mexican elections for president. Mexico City. July 1, 2012.*
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    *Although the civil and student movement peacefully demonstrated during the elections, occasionally people tried to destabilize the movement. In this scene a anarchic young man tries to stop a coke truck from passing through the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE). The crowd moved quickly and forced the young man to stop. Mexico City. July 3, 2012.*
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    *A private security guard takes a picture with his mobile phone as the student demonstration crosses the exclusive district of Polanco. Mexico City. July 2, 2012.*
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    *Polling officials count the votes after closing a polling station in the Condesa neighborhood on election day. Mexico City. July 1, 2012.*
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    *Demonstrations outside the main offices of the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE). Mexico City. July 3, 2012.*
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    *Members and close friends of the Institutional Revolutionary Party celebrating the victory of Enrique Peña Nieto. Mexico City. July 1, 2012.*
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    *A police officer aims his weapon at a private home being cleared by members of the army and the federal police in Acapulco. September 4, 2011.*
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    *A gun lies on the sidewalk after a fight in Acapulco. September 6, 2011.*
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    *After villagers in and around Ayulta rose up in armed revolt against criminal groups and state and federal authorities, life began to get back to normal after years of insecurity. A wedding party makes its way through the streets. Ayutla de los Libres. January 26, 2013.*
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    *Militia members at the main checkpoint in Ayutla de los Libres. January 27, 2013.*
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    *Ranchers in Tecoanapa, near Ayutla, vote in favor of having local militiamen provide security. Ayutla de los Libres. January 27, 2013.*
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    *Rodrigo Jijon, one of the local ranchers in Ayutla de los Libres. January 27, 2013.*
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    *Armed villagers patrol the streets of Ayutla. They have instituted a curfew and detained numerous people they suspect of involvement with criminal gangs. January 27, 2013.*
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    *Marisol Valles Garcia in El Paso, Texas. December 14, 2011.*
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    *Group of exiles named Mexicans in Exile, demonstrate outside the offices of the Mexican consulate in El Paso, Texas. December 16, 2011.*
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    *A kid poses for a portrait in a dinner in Tornillo, Texas one of the towns that sits on the other side of the Guadalupe Valley, one of the most affected and violent areas near Ciudad Juarez. November 8, 2012.*
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    *Party at a Chucky Cheese Pizza. El Paso, Texas, December 17, 2012.*
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    *Nightclub in El Paso, Texas November 9 2012.*
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    *Cayeyo Hernandez, a rancher and hunter, poses for a portrait on the farm where his family raises Spanish fighting bulls. Villa de Arriaga, San Luis Potosí. February 14, 2012.*
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    *Prickly pear cactus in Ganaderia Guanamé. Villa de Arriaga, San Luis Potosí. September 4, 2012.*
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    *Spanish fighting bulls in Ganaderia Guanamé. Villa de Arriaga, San Luis Potosí. February 14, 2012.*
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    *Friends of Cayeyo´s father before a tienta, where they test the best bulls to be fought. Villa de Arriaga, San Luis Potosí. September 9, 2012.*
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    *Traffickers have been appropriating ranches all across Mexico but it is more common in the northern parts of the country. Villa de Arriaga, San Luis Potosí. September 7, 2012.*
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    *A beheaded elephant lies in a pool in a hunter’s home while doing restorations. San Luis Potosí . October 26, 2007.*
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    *Dogs killed after they were caught eating sick cattle. Ranchers do this to prevent the dogs from eating more cattle. Villa de Arriaga. San Luis Potosí February 15, 2012.*
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    *A cowboy from Ganaderia Guaname prepares a horse to carry graze to the bulls. Villa de Arriaga, San Luis Potosí. February 15, 2012.*
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    Texan wedding in a former henequen hacienda. Tekit de Regil, Yucatan. 2012

    *A Texan wedding in a former henequen hacienda. Tekit de Regil, Yucatan. November 24, 2012.*
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    *Graduation ceremony of the UIMQROO Mayan Intercultural University of Quintana Roo. Jose Maria Morelos, Quintana Roo. August 31, 2013.*
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    Massive yoga class in the Yucatan Country Club. Merida, yucatan 2013

    *A massive yoga class at the Yucatan Country Club. Mérida, Yucatan. May 19, 2013.*
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    *Oyuki, an escaramuza member of Henequeneras de Guadalupe, shares a moment with her horse before their performance in the lienzo charro Los Laureles in the northern part of the city. Merida, Yucatan 2013.*
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    *Roger Cima and Pat Boy, mayan hip hop singers during a performance at a Mayan music festival in the Peon Contreras theatre in Merida. Merida, Yucatan 2013.*
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    *Traditional hunters. Abala, Yucatan 2013.*
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    *Pedrito's baptism. Yokdzonot, Yucatan 2013.*
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