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Three Mayan men stand in line wearing colorful clothing as they hold their ballots on election day. They are all wearing hats. The man standing in the foreground of the image is barefoot. A group of Mayan man stand in the background of the image. The Guatemalan government required every literate person over the age of eighteen to vote or pay a fine. They were told that they would be killed if they did not vote. Groups of Mayan men started lining up to vote at five in the morning. Tres hombres mayas visten ropa colorida mientras hacen fila sosteniendo su boleta en el día de las elecciones. Todos portan sombrero. El hombre parado en la primera plana de la imagen anda descalzo. Un grupo de hombres mayas yacen parados al fondo de la imagen. El gobierno guatemalteco exigió que todas las personas alfabetizadas mayores de dieciocho años votaran o pagarían una multa. Se les dijo que los matarían si no votaban. Grupos de hombres mayas comenzaron a formarse para votar a las cinco de la mañana.
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