A heavy swell at Barra de Navidad community, Jalisco State, Mexico on October 11, 2011, hits land in Mexico's bustling port city of Manzanillo. (All photos from AFP/Getty Images.)
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People watch the waves in the Pacific Ocean at Barra de Navidad community, Jalisco State, Mexico, on October 11, 2011.
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People watch the heavy swell at Barra de Navidad community, Jalisco State, Mexico, on October 11, 2011. Mexico's bustling port city of Manzanillo braced Tuesday for the arrival of Hurricane Jova, a powerful storm that forecasters said could unleash torrential rains and life-threatening mudslides.
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Mexican authorities have placed four southern coastal states on high alert ahead of Tuesday's expected arrival of Jova, a major hurricane barreling in from the Pacific. This picture of the waves at the Las Brisas beach in Manzanillo, Colima State, Mexico, was taken on October 10, 2011.
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Tourists walk along a street at Barra de Navidad community, Jalisco State, Mexico, on October 11, 2011.
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Men put tape on the windows of a casino in Manzanillo, Colima State, Mexico, on October 10, 2011, as residents expect the arrival of Hurricane Jova.
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