The Funeral

November 11, 2006

The people of Xococotlan know how to say goodbye. Their burial rituals stand out even in this southern Mexican state so obsessed with the dead. At this funeral in the Municipal Pantheon, Xococotlan?s beloved, ancient cemetery, mourners celebrated the life of Juan Pedro Nolasco.

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