A Dead of the Dead altar known as an ofrenda dedicated to journalists killed during the Drug Wars in Mexico created by the PEN writers group during the Dia de Muertos festival in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. The multi-day festival is to remember friends and family members who have died using calaveras, aztec marigolds, alfeniques, papel picado and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed.

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Size: 5504px × 8256px
Location: San Miguel de Allende, Gto., Mexico
Photo credit: © Richard Ellis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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