EL ALTO, BOLIVIA, 2nd November 2014. Crosses with the names of women on a wire mesh fence, part of a memorial for recent victims of femicide and domestic violence against women. According to a WHO report in January 2013 Bolivia is the country with the highest rate of violence against women in Latin America. Credit: James Brunker / Alamy Live News

EL ALTO, BOLIVIA, 2nd November 2014. Crosses with the names of women on a wire mesh fence, part of a memorial for recent victims of femicide and domestic violence against women. According to a WHO report in January 2013 Bolivia is the country with the highest rate of violence against women in Latin America. Credit:  James Brunker / Alamy Live News Stock Photo
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James Brunker News / Alamy Stock Photo

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5000 x 3333 px | 42.3 x 28.2 cm | 16.7 x 11.1 inches | 300dpi

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2 November 2014

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El Alto, Bolivia

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This memorial was built temporarily next to an altar or mesa during the Todos Santos festival. In Bolivia altars are built to welcome the souls of loved ones who it is believed return to Earth on November 1st to visit their families. On November 2nd people visit cemeteries to say goodbye to the souls for another year. Increasingly the festival is also being used to highlight victims of crimes, violence against women is currently a high profile issue in Bolivia

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