A self proclaimed Bruja Negra poses for a photo in front of his house near Chilapa, Guerrero, Mexico on Sunday, July 26, 2015. Brujas are roughly translated into black witches. This man practices Santa Muerte, which has been described as a cult where practitioners pray to the Holy Death and is popular within organized crime groups. Rival drug gangs Los Rojos and Los Ardillos have been struggling for control of Chilapa, an important drug trafficking route. Reports say between 15 and 30 people from Chilapa went missing when a group of armed men entered the city last May and took control of the

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A self proclaimed Bruja Negra poses for a photo in front of his house near Chilapa, Guerrero, Mexico on Sunday, July 26, 2015. Brujas are roughly translated into black witches. This man practices Santa Muerte, which has been described as a cult where practitioners pray to the Holy Death and is popular within organized crime groups. Rival drug gangs Los Rojos and Los Ardillos have been struggling for control of Chilapa, an important drug trafficking route. Reports say between 15 and 30 people from Chilapa went missing when a group of armed men entered the city last May and took control of the town for five days. Last fall, 43 students went missing in the same state.

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Location: Chilapa de Álvarez, Guerrero, Mexico
Photo credit: © Brett Gundlock / Alamy / Afripics
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