The colorful tombs and vaults of the Cementerio General in Chichicastenango, Guatemala. According to indigenous Maya tradition, the colorful burial site honors the dead and encourages the living to make peace with death.

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Location: Chichicastenango Guatemala
Photo credit: © Richard Ellis / Alamy / Afripics
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