2013 UMAR Huatulco Day of the Dead

Day of the Dead had a new location this year at UMAR Huatulco. Costumes are mostly traditional face painting but a little variety is okay too. Time to go.



Carmen and I arrived together. I didn't see her again that night. She just vanished in the darkness.
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People arrived soon afterwards in a procession.





Shouldn't some of these students be more afraid of me? I am a vampire.



Edelma was very brave.


Nancy was just plain fearless.


Here I am, making friends with more dead people.








Mexico has the best hot chocolate in the world.




The young lady on my left sang us a lovely song that night. Great voice.


Yulma standing proudly in front of the altar she created with her students.



Me standing proudly in front of Yulma's altar.







Mayetsi looks a little nervous.



Here's Ilce looking about as scary as possible, for Ilce that is.



I'm not afraid of Ilce.

I am the scariest person in the whole place.


Uh, wait a minute.


It's not a word I use every day but "ghastly" feels right.










The rest of these pictures are all courtesy of Matthew Glasheen.  Some of the ones above are likely his too but I forget which ones.