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Pictured is a worker preparing finishing touches before the opening of Santuario de la Esperanza or Sanctuary of Hope in Cancun, Mexico in preparation for celebrations on Dec. 21. Pedro Pardo/AFP/Getty Images

Pictured is a worker preparing finishing touches before the opening of Santuario de la Esperanza or Sanctuary of Hope in Cancun, Mexico in preparation for celebrations on Dec. 21.

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