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Artists Paint Bolivian Cemetery Ahead of All Saints' Day

  • As a prelude to All Saints’ Day, Latin American artists made dozens of murals in the oldest cemetery in Bolivia.

    As a prelude to All Saints’ Day, Latin American artists made dozens of murals in the oldest cemetery in Bolivia. | Photo: EFE

  • The Bolivian muralist known as

    The Bolivian muralist known as "Salvador Kalavera," who is also one of the organizers of the event, said "we are giving color to a place that is a bit sad." | Photo: EFE

  • Local artists worked side by side with award-winning international artists.

    Local artists worked side by side with award-winning international artists. | Photo: EFE

  • The art festival took place in the municipal cemetery of La Paz in Bolivia starting on Oct. 25.

    The art festival took place in the municipal cemetery of La Paz in Bolivia starting on Oct. 25. | Photo: EFE

  • The All Saints’ Day festival is celebrated every Nov. 1, after the

    The All Saints’ Day festival is celebrated every Nov. 1, after the "Day of the Ñatitas" when human skulls are revered. | Photo: EFE

  • The artists wanted to highlight through multiple colors the coexistence between life and death in their murals.

    The artists wanted to highlight through multiple colors the coexistence between life and death in their murals. | Photo: EFE

  • Among the works are Aymara faces, Andean masks, and masks of children sleeping, in addition to multi-colored paintings of human skulls.

    Among the works are Aymara faces, Andean masks, and masks of children sleeping, in addition to multi-colored paintings of human skulls. | Photo: EFE

  • In Bolivia, the colorful murals inside the cemetery were chosen to commemorate All Saints’ Day.

    In Bolivia, the colorful murals inside the cemetery were chosen to commemorate All Saints’ Day. | Photo: EFE

Published 30 October 2017
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IN PICTURES: Bolivian artists, along with international artists, created colorful murals in the municipal cemetery of La Paz, Bolivia, with the aim of embellishing it prior to the All Saints' Day festivities.

The art festival took place in the municipal cemetery of La Paz in Bolivia starting on Oct. 25, ahead of the events that begin on Nov. 1.

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