An unusual cemetery in Peru: They send off the dead with music and singing 

In this cemetery, people bid farewell to their relatives on their last journey, accompanied by music and songs. In addition, alcohol and food are offered to those who visit the cemetery. Colorful tombstones, decorations and photographs tell their stories. I spent a day in the world's second largest cemetery, Nueva Esperanza, in Lima, the capital of Peru, where more than 1 million people are buried.
You come across interesting things in this cemetery. They leave drinks on some graves with the lid open. According to belief, the soul of the deceased drinks these drinks. In addition, daily life photographs of people who died in the form of giant posters are placed on the graves. There is even a two-storey cemetery built in the form of a house in this area.
The 60-hectare cemetery, built in 1961 in one of the poorest areas of Lima, is among the places visited by tourists today.
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