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)
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
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
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
Artists perform outside the National Palace during bicentennial
celebrations at the Zocalo plaza in Mexico City, Wednesday Sept. 15,
2010. AP / Alexandre Meneghini
Fireworks explode over Paseo de la Reforma avenue during bicentennial celebrations in Mexico City, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2010. AP / Miguel Tovar
Fireworks explode over the Metropolitan Cathedral during bicentennial
celebrations at the Zocalo in Mexico City, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2010. AP / Alexandre Meneghini
Fireworks explode over the Zocalo plaza during bicentennial celebrations in Mexico City, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2010. AP / Marco Ugarte
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
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
People dressed as horned skeletons cycle during the bicentennial parade in Mexico City, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2010. AP / Miguel Tovar
Artists perform during the bicentennial parade in Mexico City, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2010. AP / Miguel Tovar
Women wear masks representing "La Catrina" during the bicentennial parade in Mexico City, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2010. AP / Miguel Tovar
Men wearing Aztec costumes perform during the bicentennial parade in Mexico City, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2010. AP / Miguel Tovar
Men wearing Aztec costumes perform during the bicentennial parade in Mexico City, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2010. AP / Miguel Tovar
Chinelo dancers perform during the bicentennial parade in Mexico City, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2010. AP / Miguel Tovar
A dancer dressed as a bouquet of flowers performs during the bicentennial parade in Mexico City, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2010. AP / Miguel Tovar
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
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
Participants march during the parade celebrating the country's
Independence Bicentenary, in Mexico City, on September 15, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Alfredo Estrella
Dancers perform during the bicentennial parade in Mexico City, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2010. AP / Miguel Tovar
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
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
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
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
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
People watch a Bicentennial Charreada from the stands in Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday Sept. 12, 2010. AP / Guillermo Arias
A Mexican charro performs during a Bicentennial Charreada in Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday Sept. 12, 2010. AP / Guillermo Arias
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