1.   Blocked behind metal barriers, the protesters faced the red carpet that Zedillo and Davis had used to enter the Capitol and prayed and performed an Aztec dance.

2.   He said he began welcoming Aztec dance groups four years ago when he saw a group dancing in the streets of San Antonio.

3.   Nearby, young men and women dressed as Indian warriors and maidens perform old Aztec dances for small crowds in exchange for donations.

4.   Upstairs, a handful of children danced to the pounding rhythms of a drum, practicing for an annual Aztec dance performance.

5.   The basilica was packed with worshippers standing on tiptoe to catch a glimpse of a Mass that was inaudible over the drum beat of an Aztec dance ceremony outside.

6.   The Zocalo has been the site of political ceremonies and protests, as well as concerts and performances of ancient Aztec dances.

7.   With clouds of copal incense and ritual Aztec dances, thousands of people gathered Thursday at the Teotihuacan pyramids just north of Mexico City to welcome the spring equinox.