A man prepares to vote in Caserío Tui Bul.

A member of the auxiliary mayor's office looks on as residents vote in Caserío Tui Bul.

Citizens line up to vote in Caserío Tui Bul.

Manuel Vaíl Mateo, representative of the municipality of Huitán, Quetzaltenango, and member of the Regional Council of Ancestral Authorities of the West, speaks with the public in the community of Loblatzán about the central government's effort to regulate community consultations.

A community leader from Cabricán, Quetzaltenango, spoke to the public in Lablatzán.

Observers and volunteers eat lunch in San Martín's market.

A resident votes in the center of San Martín.

A woman marks her ballot in the center of San Martín while volunteers stand by.

Community mayors oversaw the voting in central San Martín.

A young voter receives her ballot from a volunteer in central San Martín.

The voting in the town center took place in the Salón Municipal, the municipal community center.

Residents and visitors were invited to leave messages for the people of San Martín.

A message reads: "My people, I am here to defend you from the the bad influences of foreigners" while a poster features the slogan "Water and land for the Peoples, not for companies."

A soccer game in the central plaza of San Martín.

A banner hung above the road leading out of San Martín reads "We need to live!" and features a ballot marked "No" to prospective megaprojects in the municipality.