ABOVEOn 15 Augusteachyear,morethan
1,000peopleinjaguarcostumefillthestreets
ofChilapadeÁlvarez,Guerrero,forthefestival
knownasLaTigrada.Inwhatisarguablythe
mostsignificantcelebrationdedicatedtoan
animalinMexico,revellerscallonTepeyollotl,
theAztecGodofthejaguar,toblessthemwith
rainandabundantcrops.Asmuchastheymay
reverethespecies,thoseparticipatinginthe
paradewilllikelyneverseteyesona wildjaguar- noneremaininthispartofthestate.
PHOTO STORY JAGUARS
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