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Finally out of Mexican customs! Can't believe they don't have bigger carts!
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Arriving at Panteon de Dolores in Chapultepec Park
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Day of the Dead (Dia de Muertos) is a festive holiday
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Aztec marigolds and cockscombs are the traditional flowers to bring
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More singing
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A barbeque
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This baby's tomb was a bit eerie, but 80 years on people are still visiting
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Marigolds tied from above
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The perfect setting for funeral home advertising
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"This Day of the Dead remember all your loved ones"
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Presumably explaining the day to his daughter
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Remembering
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My excursion companions
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Now on to the area for "illustrious people"
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Flowers for Diego Rivera
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And music for everyone
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The most unusual tomb I saw during our Day of the Dead walk
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Three happy cats in a new home
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From one end to the other
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The fancy dining room in the Casa de los Azulejos
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The beautiful second floor
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Bellas Artes through the trees of Alameda Park
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Alameda Park
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Cathy and others look at her favorite calabeza this year
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We arrived at the Angel of Independence just as rain became inevitable
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One of the alebrijes, mythical creatures now associated with Dia de Muertos
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From my new team in the RELO Mexico City office
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What will become my library-study
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Guest bedroom with Savitsky
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My bedroom with Tatiana