More from the Photo Contest

 Here are more photographs from the contest at Iturbide's Palace...

"The Hidden Face of Mexico"

by David Eliud Gil Samaniego

Portrait of the founder of a folklore dance troupe in Morelia, Michoacán

"Young Dancer"

by Gabriel Roux Montes de Oca

Feather dancer from the state of Oaxaca

"Immaculate Ceiling"

by Mauricio Alfonso Tros Vallejo

The interior of the dome of the Monument to the Revolution in Mexico City

"Future"

by Angela Mariana Avalos Rodríguez

Looking toward the Latin American Tower from the 22nd floor of the Mexican Chancellery Building, Mexico City

"Chilangolandia"

by Jair Hernández

 "Chilango" is a slang term for a native of Mexico City.

A common sight are the people who will wash your windshield for a couple pesos while you are stopped at a red light.

"My Most Faithful Friend"

by Brian Mena Laureano

Photographed in Acapulco

"Gardenias"

by José Javier Morales Revuelta

Photographed in Tlacotepec, Oaxaca

"Mazahua Girl"

by Luis Enrique Alvarez Rodríguez

A young girl from the Mazahua tribe in tradition attire

"Smiles"

by Antonio Real Minas

Taken in San Martín Esperilla, Puebla

"Long Live the Countryside"

by Edgar Alfredo Valdés

Photographed in Ixtlahuaca, State of Mexico

"My Grandma's Room"

by Miguel Angel dela Cueva

Taken in Baja California Sur

"Tarahumara Smile"

by Emmanuel Rodríguez Flores

The Tarahumara tribe lives in the Copper Canyon region of the state of Chihuahua.

"Pok ta Pok"

by Juan José Euan

This man in Playa del Carmen preserves the Mayan tradition of the ancient ball game "pok ta pok".

"The Most Valuable Cargo"

by Omar Rodríguez Cerón

Taken in Pachuca, Hidalgo

Still more photos to come...