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Two women make piñatas in Zihuatanejo, Mexico. The piñatas are a Mexican Christmas tradition. They're made from a clay pot filled with candies. At Christmas, blindfolded children will hit them with long sticks to break them and release the goodies. Zihuatanejo is a small town on Mexico?s southwest Pacific Coast in the state of Guerrero. The modern resort of Ixtapa is five kilometres away. It was a sleepy fishing village until the early 1970?s, which is when the construction of Ixtapa begun. Zijuatanejo is now a popular destination. The beautiful bay is one of it?s main attractions.

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Two women make piñatas in Zihuatanejo, Mexico. The piñatas are a Mexican Christmas tradition. They're made from a clay pot filled with candies. At Christmas, blindfolded children will hit them with long sticks to break them and release the goodies. Zihuatanejo is a small town on Mexico?s southwest Pacific Coast in the state of Guerrero. The modern resort of Ixtapa is five kilometres away. It was a sleepy fishing village until the early 1970?s, which is when the construction of Ixtapa begun. Zijuatanejo is now a popular destination. The beautiful bay is one of it?s main attractions.

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A piñata hangs above the street in Zihuatanejo, Mexico. The star?s called a piñata and is a Mexican Christmas tradition. It?s made from a clay pot filled with candies. At Christmas, blindfolded children will hit it with a long stick to break it and release the goodies. Zihuatanejo is a small town on Mexico?s southwest Pacific Coast in the state of Guerrero. The modern resort of Ixtapa is five kilometres away. It was a sleepy fishing village until the early 1970?s, which is when the construction of Ixtapa begun. Zijuatanejo is now a popular destination. The beautiful bay is one of it?s main attractions.
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A family making piñatas in Zihuatanejo, Mexico. The star?s called a piñata and is a Mexican Christmas tradition. It?s made from a clay pot filled with candies. At Christmas, blindfolded children will hit it with a long stick to break it and release the goodies. Zihuatanejo is a small town on Mexico?s southwest Pacific Coast in the state of Guerrero. The modern resort of Ixtapa is five kilometres away. It was a sleepy fishing village until the early 1970?s, which is when the construction of Ixtapa begun. Zijuatanejo is now a popular destination. The beautiful bay is one of it?s main attractions.
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Two women make piñatas in Zihuatanejo, Mexico. The piñatas are a Mexican Christmas tradition. They're made from a clay pot filled with candies. At Christmas, blindfolded children will hit them with long sticks to break them and release the goodies. Zihuatanejo is a small town on Mexico?s southwest Pacific Coast in the state of Guerrero. The modern resort of Ixtapa is five kilometres away. It was a sleepy fishing village until the early 1970?s, which is when the construction of Ixtapa begun. Zijuatanejo is now a popular destination. The beautiful bay is one of it?s main attractions.
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A piñata hangs in a stall in Zihuatanejo, Mexico. Piñatas are a Mexican Christmas tradition. They're made from a clay pot filled with candies. At Christmas, blindfolded children will hit them with long sticks to break them and release the goodies. Zihuatanejo is a small town on Mexico?s southwest Pacific Coast in the state of Guerrero. The modern resort of Ixtapa is five kilometres away. It was a sleepy fishing village until the early 1970?s, which is when the construction of Ixtapa begun. Zijuatanejo is now a popular destination. The beautiful bay is one of it?s main attractions.
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A piñata hangs in a stall in Zihuatanejo, Mexico. There are other piñatas in the background along with a woman with two babies laying on the floor. The stars are called piñatas and are a Mexican Christmas tradition. They're made from a clay pot filled with candies. At Christmas, blindfolded children will hit them with long sticks to break them and release the goodies. Zihuatanejo is a small town on Mexico?s southwest Pacific Coast in the state of Guerrero. The modern resort of Ixtapa is five kilometres away. It was a sleepy fishing village until the early 1970?s, which is when the construction of Ixtapa begun. Zijuatanejo is now a popular destination. The beautiful bay is one of it?s main attractions.
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