En route to the Jungle Spa, we went through the local Mayan cemetary. Each gravesite has a little casa and special plants and figures symbolizing the person who died.
They are each very different and unique....
All are carefully tended on a regular basis......
A recent burial site. The ground is solid limestone, so actually burying someone is too difficult, so the house is built around the coffin. On Nov. 2nd, the Day of the Dead, all the graves are covered with the person's favourite foods, drink, trinkets and flowers, so that when their spirit appears at midnight, they will be welcomed and know they are loved.
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