Saturday, November 7, 2009

Day Of The Dead

Copan Ruinas, Honduras -  A few days after Halloween everyone went to the cemetery to remember and celebrate loved ones.  What surprised me most was hearing stories of women being murdered.  

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This gentleman's daughter and granddaughter were murdered.  For 20 minutes he followed me around like a ghost.


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This guy just broke my heart.  His mom was murdered during a robbery.  He no longer lives in Copan but traveled several days early so that he could paint her tomb.


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This family was interesting for they were cleaning their relative's graves all the while standing in their own mausoleum.


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The cemetery is running out of burial space hence the new mausoleums.  


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This gentleman was upgrading his sister's wooden crucifix with a concrete one.


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Cemetery entrance.


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