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Uruapan, Mexico

Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico

Church of San Juan Parangaricutiro, which remains preserved in solidified lava

Barranca del Cupatitzio National Park, Uruapan, Mexico

Artisan pottery at a market in Uruapan, Mexico

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