INDIGENOUS BOY PLAYS IN SCHOOL IN AUTONOMOUS ZAPATISTA VILLAGE, 2003-12-18 (photo)

A boy plays next to a table decorated with an image of Che Guevarra in the dining room at his school, which is run by Zapatistas, in the autonomous Zapatista community of Oventic in the highlands of Chiapas December 18, 2003. Oventic is the most important of seven autonomous Zapatista communities in the Chiapas highlands. This December marks the 10th anniversary of the Zapatista armed uprising when indigenous Mexicans rose up to demand their rights and customs be respected. The Zapatistas, who unilaterally declared autonomous communities in their strongholds throughout Chiapas, have set up their own schools in their closed communities. PICTURE TAKEN DECEMBER 18. REUTERS/Andrew Winning PP03120050 AW/MA