The tiny town of Alcoutim, right across the boundary river from Spain, has a classic, iconic Catholic cemetery. The place is full of tombs, oozing patina and theatricality. A nice show.
A typical section, a wall of tombs, each with unique icons, objects.
Religious details. A statue of a thorned Jesus, maybe some sort of snow-globe relic, perhaps a curved Virgin Mary.
The cemetery is full of rows, each filled with tombs. Pick your neighborhood.
Portraits and plastic flowers, meant to last forever. Another Virgin Mary sculpture, looking a little small and lonely.
Some folks get a little more real estate, an actual burial and small fence.
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