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蘇克雷將軍公墓(Sucre's General Cemetery)位於玻利維亞首都蘇克雷,建於十九世紀後期,是蘇克雷唯一的公墓。在玻利維亞,蘇克雷將軍公墓被譽為最美麗的墓地,也是最重要的墓地,玻利維亞歷代總統和重要的政治、歷史人物皆埋葬於此,是一個充滿了歷史,寧靜而美麗的地方。

在蘇克雷公墓存放的價格為一萬美元,一共可存放27年。前7年放在地下室,7年後會被移到地面,在地面存放20年後,由親人領回,無人認領的將會被公墓移走。在這裏人們大都與自己的同事埋在一起,煤礦工人、律師和教師工會就佔據了地下室的大部分。而小孩也會與小朋友們擺放在一起,而不是與家人。

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如同一個個精緻的小櫥窗,公墓裡的神龕是由玻璃、金屬製成,牆上鑲上瓷磚,有的甚至配備了帆布篷,以保護它們免受太陽曝曬。神龕裡不只記錄名字和日期,也讓死者家屬親自佈置專有的小空間,放置一些紀念品和禮物。神龕內的擺放品常見有香煙、小酒瓶、雕塑、照片、信件和花,從放置的物品可以了解死者生前喜愛的事物。孩子們的神龕裏有比其他人更多的紀念品,有迪士尼人物、可樂瓶、填充玩具、汽車、玩具娃娃等。

雖然他們離開這個世界,但這些紀念擺放品代表著每個人生前的生活與故事。

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El Sucre Cementerio General, Bolivia

It is often said that the dead never truly leave us, and Bolivia’s El Sucre Cementerio General greatly illustrates that fact. Filled with as much history as it is the remains of the deceased, Bolivian families may pay up to $10,000 so that their loved one may occupy one of the shrines for seven years. After that point, the body is removed from the shrine and into the cemetery grounds. Twenty years after that change of “permanent” address, the remains are removed from the site completely. To illustrate how closely one’s sense of self was determined by their profession, men are usually buried with their workmates and various unions own common vaults into which their members may rest–albeit temporarily.

 

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