<p>The colorful cemetery in Chichicastenango, Guatemala. The afterlife is highly celebrated, and the cemetery is a focal point for rituals and prayer for those who have passed on.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><em>(This photo and caption were submitted to <a href="http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/myshot/">My Shot</a>.)</em></p>

The colorful cemetery in Chichicastenango, Guatemala. The afterlife is highly celebrated, and the cemetery is a focal point for rituals and prayer for those who have passed on.

(This photo and caption were submitted to My Shot.)

Photograph by Frederick Pirone, My Shot

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