Egyptian crypt - hugh site - this is just one of the many crypts. It has been said that some of the crypts for the family are much better than their casa's (homes).
Some of the more conservative crypts. The cemetery reminded me of the movie 'Double Jeopardy' (I believe that was the name) where the husband put his wife in a crypt inside a casket and left her. ) The movie was great and the cemetery looked just like this one.
Sister Call was told by other missionaries that behind the cemetery and down the hill you could see a 'garbage community'. There are dwellers living in the garbage dump that pilferage the waste from the trucks. There are many generations that live at the dump. They've never known any other life but the dump. A article I read indicated they have a problem with them sniffing glue to get high and it helps to relieve the smell of the dump. We stood in awe at the amount of individuals/families looking for food and/or treasures. You can see the homes located right in the middle of the dump. You never know how blessed you are for the bounties of life until you witness sights such as this one. COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS ONE BY ONE!!
This was the best sight of all. Several buzzards were watching their prized feed yard just waiting for the opportunity to feast. The large trucks are their garbage trucks. They were coming in three to four at a time.
A group of women have lined up their bags along the road for pickup. We were astounded by the amount of people going through the garbage looking for whatever. As the garbage trucks pulled in to dump, people would gather around the trucks to start rummaging through the bags. The garbage men would empty the bags loaded in their truck and then gather up the empty bags and place back in the truck(s).
Look closely and you will see men carrying a bag of food and/or treasures to take home. It was amazing to see the amount of people rummaging through the garbage.
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