Chapala is all dolled up for the Dia de Muertos holidays with a community-wide display of giant catrina statues spanning the waterfront boardwalks and other central points in Ajijic, San Antonio Tlayacapan and the municipal seat.
Supplied with the basic frameworks by the Jalisco Education Ministry’s Office of Artistic Promotion, scores of local school kids, artists, entrepreneurs and public officials let their imaginations and creative talents run wild to dress up the emblematic Lady Death figures and even a few male models.
Each catrina is labeled with a sign showing the name of the personage it represents and the institution or individual who crafted the piece. Many types of natural and recycled materials were employed in the outstanding handiwork.