A clown in military clothes salutes as he takes part in the pilgrimage to the Virgin of Guadalupe’s basilica, Mexico’s patron saint, in Mexico City on July 18, 2012.

A clown in military clothes salutes as he takes part in the pilgrimage to the Virgin of Guadalupe's basilica, Mexico's patron saint, in Mexico City on July 18, 2012.

A clown in military clothes salutes as he takes part in the pilgrimage to the Virgin of Guadalupe’s basilica, Mexico’s patron saint, in Mexico City on July 18, 2012.