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Mexican vacation? Much more than beaches and violence

Travel promotors seize on the president's daughter's visit to point out that there's much more to Mexico than beaches and violence.

Tourism officials want the world to know that Mexico offers far more than beaches. Here, a hornblende piece called 'The Mask' with influence of the Olmeca culture dating back from around 1470 DC and found in the border between the Mexican states of Guerrero, Puebla and Oaxaca, is displayed at the Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City on July 20, 2011.

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