For those who have that adrenaline rush, men, women, children over 10 years old, the organizers of the general coordination of the Tour Terror 2024 invite you to visit the pantheon for four days at night, where they will reveal the characters who are resting in the Campo Santo, as well as the first woman who was buried in the pantheon since 1898. For any information, go to the main entrance of the pantheon, where there will be a person who will explain in detail the date and the exact time of the tour that will be taking place in the next few days.
Within the framework of the Day of the Dead, the organizers of the Tour Terror event invite citizens to attend the tour in each of the halls of the municipal pantheon of San Cristóbal de las Casas, where thousands of men, women, minors, as well as the Sancristobal characters who are buried in the pantheon, are resting. During the tour, they will be informing about the content, they ask to bring lamps; Experts will provide details about this tour.
In this regard, one of the organizers of the event said that the tour will be from October 29 to November 2, so she invited citizens to attend on any of these dates. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the history, legends, traditions and cultures that are experienced on these dates in the cemetery. This cemetery measures approximately 7 hectares and is the most visited cemetery in Chiapas, with visits 365 days a year, where national and international tourists arrive.
“In this cemetery are buried the most recognized figures in the city, one of them is Doña Soledad Paniagua, known as Doña Chole. There is also General Crescencio Rosas, Captain Luna, Prudencio Moscoso, who was the first chronicler of the city, and Erasmo Urbina, first defender of the indigenous people. We are also going to talk about the mass graves; Many believe that there are several people buried in the same grave, but this is not the case. There is a very broad explanation on the subject. We also have the issue of Covid-19, many were buried here in the cemetery. There is also the tomb of the Mermaid, that of Jorge Zabaleta, who reportedly comes out to suck blood. There is a lot to talk about,” he said.
While touring the main alley of the cemetery, he pointed out that the different characters are resting in their chapels. The first woman who was buried in this municipal cemetery was Mrs. Teresa Trejo, in 1870. Since that day, the municipal cemetery of San Cristóbal de las Casas began to grow, located in the Fátima neighborhood, south of the colonial city. This Day of the Dead, thousands of people will surely be visiting.
Source: oem