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Vela in Juchitan

Juchitan, Mexico: Transvestite beauty queens pose back stage at a "vela," or party, held by the muxe group "Authenic Inrepid Seekers of Dangers" (or Las Intrepidas) in Juchtan, Mexico. Monica (Mariano C. Salud Sanchez) is one of the Princessas of the ball. Nov. 22, 2008 (photo: Ann Summa).

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Juchitan, Mexico: Transvestite beauty queens pose back stage at a "vela," or party, held by the muxe group "Authenic Inrepid Seekers of Dangers" (or Las Intrepidas) in Juchtan, Mexico. Monica (Mariano C. Salud Sanchez) is one of the Princessas of the ball. Nov. 22, 2008 (photo: Ann Summa).