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The week in photos from Mexico: Campeche to Puebla

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Pilgrimage in San Cristóbal de las Casas
Dec. 9: Celebrations were held across the country in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe this week, including here in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas. (ISABEL MATEOS /CUARTOSCURO.COM)

Take a visual tour of Mexico – from the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City to the Diamond Zone in Acapulco – with this selection of pictures from the week.

Paso de Cortés, Puebla

Dec. 9: Hundreds of pilgrims came from across Mexico to visit the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City on Dec. 12. (MIREYA NOVO/CUARTOSCURO.COM)

Acapulco, Guerrero

Acapulco hotels
Dec. 10: Forty-six days after Hurricane Otis made landfall in Acapulco, the damage is still visible in the Diamond Zone of hotels and luxury residences. (CARLOS ALBERTO CARBAJAL/CUARTOSCURO.COM)

Mexico City

Basilica of Guadalupe
Dec. 12: On the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, millions of pilgrims congregated in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. (GOBIERNO DE LA CIUDAD DE MÉXICO/CUARTOSCURO.COM)

Xonacatlán, México state

Making glass ornaments
Dec. 14: A young artisan works on decorating glass Christmas ornaments. (CRISANTA ESPINOSA AGUILAR /CUARTOSCURO.COM)

Mérida, Yucatán

Park in Mérida
Dec. 14: The immersive art project called “La Peni” at the Parque de la Paz in Mérida was inaugurated. It includes projections and video mapping on the former penitentiary building. (MARTÍN ZETINA/CUARTOSCURO.COM)

Mexico City

Nutcracker ballet
Dec. 15: The 20th season of The Nutcracker ballet is underway at the National Auditorium in Mexico City. (MARIO JASSO/CUARTOSCURO.COM)

San Francisco, Campeche

President López Obrador and the Maya Train
Dec. 15: Ticket in hand, Presidet Andrés Manuel López Obrador gets ready to board the Maya Train after inaugurating its first three sections. (PRESIDENCIA/CUARTOSCURO.COM)

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return of US torpedo

Ensenada fishermen make an unusual catch: A US military torpedo

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The nonexplosive device was lost by the U.S. Navy off the Southern California coast, after which it drifted into Mexican waters. The torpedo was returned to the U.S. defense attaché and the fishermen who found it were left with nothing but a good story to tell.
A Civil Protection vehicle drives through the rains of Hurricane Polo in Morelia, Michoacan

Southwest residents on alert as ‘dangerous’ Hurricane Polo moves up Mexico’s Pacific coast

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The Category 5 hurricane triggered school closings in Guerrero and Michoacán and is dumping rain on southwestern states. It is expected to continue to do both at least through Wednesday.
Wind turbines in La Rumorosa, Tecate, Baja California

SENER: Wind power expected to grow 80% by 2030

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Mexico expects to reach 15 gigawatts in wind power production by 2030, according to the Energy Ministry.
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