The cemetery or cemetery of Chichicastenango is popularly known as "the cemetery of colors", for reasons that can be verified just by observing the photo that we show below. It is a projection of the spirit and beliefs before the death of the indigenous Quiché ethnic group, to which the inhabitants of Chichicastenango belong. The colors symbolize different aspects: while white symbolizes the loss of parents, yellow is used when an old man dies and blue when a mother dies. You have all the information in: «Customs and behaviors in the face of death in Latin America«.
You have all the information in: "Customs and behaviors in the face of death in Latin America".