A military parade carries the remains of the 14 Mexican Heroes of the Independence War to the National Palace in Mexico City for a bicentennial exhibit on Aug. 15.
A man waits on a canoe in flooded Tlacotalpan, Veracruz state on Sept. 13, 2010.
Above, volunteers rehearse on Sept. 11 for Mexico's bicentenary of independence carnival to be held on Sept. 15 in Mexico City.
Above, buildings in el Zocalo, Mexico City, are decorated in preparation for the bicentenary celebrations, on Sept. 4.
A soldier guards a security cell of alleged members of the Mexican drug traffickers group "Los Zetas" outside a court in Guatemala City, on Sept. 9, 2010. Fourteen "Los Zetas" members were convicted Sept. 10 for the 2008 killings of 11 people in a Guatemalan resort city.
National defense secretary officials set up a panel on the secretary's building in Mexico City in preparation for the bicentennial celebrations, on July 28.
Tehuanas, female traders known for their strong personalities and equal relations with men, perform a traditional dance during the 2010 Guelaguetza in Oaxaca City, on July 19.
A Mexican soldier uses a torch to destroy weapons seized from drugs traffickers in Mexico City, on Aug. 18.
Above, costumed volunteers rehearse for the bicentenary carnival on Sept. 11.
Workers erect the 20-meter-high sculpture "The Colossus," a representation of the revolutionary spirit, to be displayed at Zocalo Square in Mexico City as part of bicentennial celebrations, on Sept. 9.
People try to escape flood waters in a canoe on Sept. 9, in Minatitlan, Mexico.
Cooks prepare lunch at an open-air restaurant in the city center of Mexico City, on Aug. 11.
Young children play on a climbing wall near the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral on Aug. 11.
Pictured above are crafts of the devil used in rehearsal of the Sept. 15 bicentennial celebrations, on Sept. 11.
Walls decorated with graffiti art -- likenesses of Mexican revolutionary heroes Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata -- in Jiutepec, Mexico, seen on Aug. 2.
A view of the Alfonso Lastras Stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico, before a soccer match between San Luis and Qeretaro, on April 24.
