The guard was explaining to the manager lady what your purpose was for filming. She was very understanding. Good you have guards for sure to interpret.

Interesting that the wealthier cemetery was so uniform, and the common man’s graves were painted, tiled and decorated. Thanks Ron, so glad you took the extra safety precautions.

@markdodd1152

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It would be very interesting during day of the dead ceremonies

First, Happy Cinco De Mayo, Ron and gang!🇲🇽 There are some places in Mexico that are becoming too dangerous to go into. Have fun and be careful.

I Love how your so respectful. My dad passed away when i was twelve and my mom brought me back to his grave a week after his funeral and had it rained all weeek and the earth had moved to where you could see down to his crypt around his coffin the size of basketball. I had nightmares for a long time but became intrigued with cemeteries and i love your channel.

It is always interesting to see cemeteries from different cultures Glad to see you did not go alone Take care Ron

The little houses on top of the crypts are small chapels /alters and they use them during the Day of the Dead holiday (dia de la Muertos) where they will often put food, flowers alcohol/water, because the Mexican culture believes that during that holiday their ancestor's spirits join with them and there is a feast and places are set for the family members so that they can all enjoy their time together, and when the night comes they come to the Cemetery and light up a Candle and say prayers for their dearly departed and place flowers to honor them. I find it a beautiful thing because Family is a very important part of their culture, a belief in which I also have. Family is central to my religion. Pictures are also an integral part of this holiday and that is why in many of these little houses on top of the crypts, you will see pictures of the person who passed away.

@BigMamou367

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Yeap November 1 and Second.

@j.whiteoak6408

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This holiday is also observed in the Philippines, known as 'All Saints'. They visit their family graves on this long weekend & light candles. Catholicism is the predominant religion there also. But the rest of the year they don't seem to give a crap about their dead - not in Manila, anyway.. The cemeteries for the common poor people are just miles & miles of row after row of crypts that look like concrete 'apartment blocks' for the dead - stacked 10 high, but only for 5 years.. Thereafter, if the family does not then pay the cemetery a yearly fee - on the 5th anniversary of interment the coffin is removed is evicted from it's little concrete crypt and broken up, and the body is sent to the ossuary (an open bone pile at the rear of the cemetery)- still with flesh on the bones! And because the majority are too poor to pay this annual fee, they rarely do. But I noticed that they don't bother to pick up the remains, either! Traditionally, on eviction day (5th anniversary) the family would pick up the remains & take them home. After only 5 years in an above-ground crypt the body is still somewhat recognisable - there's still a lot of flesh there, so the family takes its time to clean the flesh off the bones, which were then kept in a 'bone box'. But as family units aren't as tightly-knit anymore, this practice is becoming a thing of the past.. So the bodies are mostly sent to the ossuary to bleach in the strong tropical sun for all eternity, which I found very sad to see : (

@oculusangelicus8978

Жыл бұрын

@@j.whiteoak6408 This disgusts me. The fact that they are forced to pay an annual fee to keep their loved ones interred after only 5 years is a crime! I would rather be cremated than have my body disturbed after only 5 years. This speaks to a severe social issue that the government is allowing this kind of thing to happen. when a plot is paid for the internment should automatically be 20 years and not a second less because when a body is placed in a coffin and put into a crypt, it can take that long for the flesh to decompose properly! How tragic it is for the poor to once again be victimized by the wealthy one last time even after death. some people have no shame. I'm glad I don't live in the Philippines!

@j.whiteoak6408

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for kind reply, @@oculusangelicus8978 : ) İ hear what you are saying.. But it's a Worldwide issue - not just a huge problem in the Philippines, where necessity dictates. Many countries are experiencing similar problems regarding what to do with their dead, as they've run out of space.. I've discussed it with people from all walks of life from all over the world in the recent past. Even in some very affluent European countries, the fees for initial burials/interrments only form a contract for 20 years, and some of those have been lowered recently to just 15 years. Thereafter the families are required to pay exorbitant yearly fees - or the occupants are evicted and the remains generally go to a Charnel House for mass cremation. In some very over-populated Central American countries (which use the same 'apartment block' vaults as I saw in the Philippines) the interrments are now only for FOUR YEARS! The deceased's features are still recognisable after such a short period in above-ground vaults where the bodies partially mummify! And as a final insult, upon eviction the bodies are very often just broken up and tossed out for garbage collection disposal! I kid you not. And yet cremation is frowned upon in Central America because they are predominantly Catholic countries, and also cremation is far more expensive than interrment in these 'apartment block' vaults - so it's simply not available to most families as an alternative. But hopefully things are going to slowly improve..VERY slowly! As I understand it, that particular cemetery I was talking about in the Philippines is now closed to new interrments, and has been razed to make way for a crematorium & columbarium (sic?) which is to be built/has been built on the site instead for the interrments of cremated remains on consecrated ground (the Phils is also a predominantly Catholic country). But I do not know whether this has happened or not yet. But in fairness, until the crematorium/columbarium are completed, there is no alternative for the 5-yearly interrments, due to the high demand for re-use of the same crypts - over and over again. And it's not just like this in Manila - it's the same problem all over the Philippines because it is a very populous island nation. And the Makati Catholic Cemetery I was talking about was relatively small compared to all of the other cemeteries I visited in the greater City of Manila! One example .. North Manila Cemetery covers some some 54 acres - all of it being either the same squalid family-owned plots which are used & re-used for generations by the same family. And the same homeless problem is desperately prevalent all over the Philippines with unrelated living families making their homes among the family graves under their tin-roofed enclosures that surround them & where poverty-stricken families literally sleep on top of the vaulted graves at night :( Some of these people told me that they have lived there for THREE GENERATIONS! And again, in every cemetery there are miles and miles of the same concrete 'apartment block' vaults stacked 10 high for as far as the eye can see..and they're not fancy vaults with drainage and ventilation such as you'd find in Western mausoleums - oh no. These vaults are just concrete niches piled up high, with just enough room for a coffin or casket, each a painted name-plate cemented in place to seal it. And because there's no drainage to allow for seepage, they allow 'coffin liquor' to leak & drip down onto the casket below it, & the next one below that, & the next one, etc..the smell of rotting corpses has to be believed, with the enormous bulk of them being 5yrs old or less! I also agree with you - that cremation would be far preferable, but Filipinos are so very reticent to change to cremation - even though the Catholic Church lifted the moritorium on cremation in 1994.. but old habits & beliefs die hard... The poverty I witnessed was on an unimaginable scale - you'd have to witness it yourself to understand the sheer horror of it, and the heartbreak. All I could do was give as much as I could to support as many living families as I could - and so I returned home with nothing.. Not even a suitcase, because I'd given all of my own clothes away before I left - so I didn't NEED luggage on my return trip. After the first year of my husband's contract in the PHILIPPINES he decided not to renew it to stay for another year, because I was giving his earnings away before he even earned it - so we came back home, but not before I realised that I couldn't save everyone who needed help, and I was only bankrupting ourselves by trying. But to understand the necessity for grave evictions there, one must first try to understand the immense problems these people suffer as a result of such abject poverty.. I don't know how many times desperately poor Filipinas people tried to give me their newly-born babies, begging me to take them and give them a good home.... 😢!! An estimated 100,000 babies every year are found in rubbish bins - just in Manila alone - because women don't have access to birth control (it's a Catholic country) - but they couldn't even afford it anyway... I think this tragic problem deserves priority to be addressed before grave evictions. I've been back twice since that first visit, and I'm sure it won't be the last time. I have a particular love for the Filipino people - they are the country's best asset!

@j.whiteoak6408

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@@oculusangelicus8978 So sorry it was such a long post - and I had to edit the last part as I'd dozed off - but I hope you'll see it! Kindest regards, From Australia : ) 🇦🇺❤️💐

The iguana is so cute, Ron. You were kind to him. That’s not surprising! Very beautiful video and seeing how the loved who have passed are so respected. Thank you for always treating animals so well. I bet your bodyguards absolutely loved and appreciated you! So do I!! Love from Ft Worth

Good evening from England ❤ Love watching your adventures after long days at work! Living the dream Ron! You are a true legend bringing the forgotten back to life ❤

I love hearing your stories. How you honour the ones who have not been considered as an integral part of history in the whole world. Love from India🇮🇳

Glad you paid for security ..they are local andvknow what looks weird or strange ...great planning on your part

I'm glad you had the security guards with you!! At least, you were protected!! Thanks for showing us these interesting places, Ron!! XXXX 💗👍❤🤗

I'm so glad that you have body guards on this. You are a very treasured person and you are very loved by us all. ❤️ I will say that they have the coolest cemeteries ❤

@carolinebesinger8611

Жыл бұрын

He doesn't need a body guard. He needs a babysitter and someone to take that camera away from Him crazy old man.

@lollygagger9571

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@@carolinebesinger8611 You seem like such a lovely person

@tessie76

Жыл бұрын

@carolinebesinger8611 funny how you call him a crazy old man,but yet you watched and commented. Makes you crazier for watching and leaving a rude and negative comment. Just stay off his channel if you don’t like him or his content. Don’t bother responding because I surely won’t give you anymore of my time.

Hey Ron, how interesting how they have the middle class separate from the poor cemetery. Actually, the poor side is, like you said, more colorful and interesting to visit. Thanks for sharing this tour! Stay safe my friend.❤😊

You must look like a movie star with your bodyguards to the locals... Great video Ron really enjoyed it.

Hello Ron, I'm noticing the Mexican people don't seem to be very friendly towards you.😮stay safe and thank you for all you do for us cemetery enthusiasts.😊

@FacesoftheForgotten

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Big gringo, no like no like

@amberparihus5023

Жыл бұрын

Loved your explore but Ron I was so worried for you being there. Stay safe and can’t wait to see the next adventure ❤

@amandapanda7878

Жыл бұрын

@@ms.c3 dont you think thats ki nda rude

@Angel-tw3ko

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​@@ms.c3you dont know what they've been through

@Cozydozyduds

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@@ms.c3not good to judge others

Please keep safe Ron. I've not watched the whole video yet but it kind of seems that youve not had a great reception there. Without your guards, I think trouble would have started. Stay safe x

@FacesoftheForgotten

Жыл бұрын

You see? I wasn’t kidding.

That’s good you’re protected and you’re hired bodyguards. U never know in Mexico 🇲🇽 where the danger ⚠️ is since we aren’t from there

Never seen a Mexican cemetery before. I think I prefer the common man area. Far more creative😅Thanks for making this video Ron. It was really interesting. I like that iguana🧡

Amazing and humbling that parents who are poor carved their childrens names with such love after they passed away.

Thank you for taking the trouble to show us these interesting cemeteries and the cute iguana. And for zooming in on the gory bits! Greetings from South Africa.

Happy Cinco De Mayo, Ron, and gang! I love the colors! They are unique. So different from our cemeteries here. But I'm glad you had your wildlife moment. Even in Mexico, the animals want to check you out. Thank you for having those security guys along. Better to be safe than sorry. Can't wait to see the next one!

What a neat cemetery. Some of the Graves were simply Beautiful. I'm glad you had security with you, Ron.

This was great, Ron❤️ I know that Mexicans are generally very protective of their dead, also very superstitious. I know you shot this a while ago, but I’m glad you hired those gentlemen and that you’re ok. Love ya!

No todos los panteones municipales están en esas condiciones, supongo que el clima húmedo deteriora las tumbas. A nosotros también nos gusta visitar panteones y no están así. Muchas gracias por compartir sus aventuras y no tenga miedo de nosotros, somos muy cálidos y amigables, en especial con los turistas que nos hacen el honor de visitarnos. Saludos

You are a brave man Ron. I wouldn’t have the nerve to step one foot off a resort property in Mexico. Stay safe and tip your security detail well.

@candicandler2512

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Imo...stay away, no need to put your life and possibly the lives of your family at risk, we have gorgeous places in our own country!

The movie 'Coco' is a good example of the tradition of leaving grave goods for the dead

I love the little houses, bright colors and the different styles, Great Job Ron, be safe, I love seeing the different ways other countries bury their dead,

This video and the previous one of your first of Mexico are both amazing. The details the care and so much more given to the graves. Seeing the "higher" class cemetery really shows how classes of society are determined. Awesome video's and its great to see another's culture of how they treat their dead.

They have such beautiful cemeteries. Just love the little houses on top of the tombs. Please stay safe on all your travels

I'm studying Spanish and I was reading about the day of the dead. The little houses is where they place the deceased family members favourite food, drink etc. It's lovely how they respect the deceased.

How appropriate to release this video on Cinco De Mayo.

Ron, I really appreciate what you do. This is the first time I could sense your nervousness…but for good reason. (Really glad you have those guys with you.) Language barriers can present obstacles. You really went above & beyond!

I’m going to make a small house with a sunroom for my dogs ashes. This gave me the idea! I LOVED the cozy feeling in that cemetery 🙌🏻 I wouldn’t mind being interred there❤️🐩

Those little houses are for altars. That box is where they would place candles on top along with marigolds and photos and some of their favorite beers or food.

Hello Ron it's Isabell here in Tucson Arizona, I just now am going to watch your video and love the way you talk about anything and everything. God bless you Ron, Please stay safe out there, prayers for you all. Hope you had a great time out there.

Ron, your dedication is pretty awesome, going to explore new cemeteries in places out of the norm! Very relieved to see you had the two security men there for sure. Really cool cemetery , i find the personalized crypts very moving. Love the bright colors too and especially the artwork on the walls. Always sad to see the graves of little ones.Thank you Ron!❤❤

Hi Ron. You need to visit las momias de Guanajuato in Guanajuato Mexico! They have a mummy museum and if memory serves me under or above the cemetery. I went long ago as a child, my family is from there, and it was such an experience! Our culture is very respectful of the dead. To disrespect a grave or someone’s resting place is to bring nothing but bad omens to your life. I believe the burials are high like that because at times family members are buried in the same lot due to economics. The cemetery where my grandparents are buried in included both my grandparents and one of my aunts who died very young.

Stay safe and Enjoy!🩵😎

Thank you Ron for bringing this view to us. Very interesting!

Such beautiful grounds, Ron. Thanks so much for posting this as well.❤

Hey Ron it's been a wonderful journey. The cemetery with all the little house's. I have never seen this ever, it's very nice to go to these other places to show how there loved ones are laid to rest. As I believe Mabey in what it looked like little house. I would think they are say" you be gone now but you are home. Beautiful huh? Rip. As always Pj. 😪🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹💚💜💙🌼

Hey Ron... So cool that you have bodyguards. When you asked "So, guys what do you want to see?" The first thing I thought was "The bodyguards... where are they near you" wow, you're too cool!! 😅

This cemetery is amazing

Hi I'm from England and you was very brave going to this cemetery it was so beautiful but very different thank you for showing us this cemetery

So interesting Ron. Thanks for taking us.

Very interesting, Ron. You did it again! Thanks!

Oh wow Ron, please stay safe x Thankyou for sharing x

Thanks 👍

This was a great video Ron. Glad you had those guys with you. Artwork is wonderful. It’s a beautiful cemetery. Wow the Iguana is beautiful. What an adventure you had in Mexico.

Thanks Ron for sharing . Stay safe 🙏🏻

Amazing! Such a fascinating cemetary! Thank you for this video Ron!❤

Be safe Ron and thanks for sharing your videos I love watching them plus I enjoy the history about them too.

Interesting cemetery. Loved the iguana, lol. Happy Cinco de Mayo!

It's really interesting to see how different cultures memorialize their dead. I'm glad you are staying safe.

Be very safe Ron thanks for posting

A very interesting visit!!! You brought a view of how other cemeteries looked in a different county... Thanks, Ron, for sharing this visit with us!!👍🏻👏🙏🏻

Thanks for showing us this cemetery in Mexico this was very interesting and colorful....happy Cinco De Mayo Ron ...glad you're protected too... be careful and safe!!

I enjoy this channel, and I so appreciate your efforts. Thank you!

Be safe, Ron😊

The cemetery flower vendors are rather nice. I liked them. The cemeteries are so unusual, pretty and mind-boggling! I was on that main road going from Playa del Carmen to the airport before it was paved. Suddenly a teen appeared and stopped the taxi with an AK 47! We were in the middle of an uprising and didn't know it. They let us go after a few minutes. It was exciting!

So interesting! My travels are always vicariously through you! My deep appreciation to you and your crew! You bring enrichment to many lives my friend!!

Good video Ron, huge cemeteries.. It was a beautiful day to walk around and enjoy the weather. Take care.

I'm excited to see! Be safe!

Very fascinating cemetery. The first one wow. The mural also is amazing. Thank you for taking us along to Mexico with you. Great video!

This was very interesting!! We even seen an iguana and a couple doggies on the way.. how sweet ❤. Very cool explore!! Thanks again Ron. Stay safe!

I've notice, with all of my experiences at many jobs that I have work and places I have ventured, the people from Mexico are very charming and hardworking, God bless them all! They are all very nice people to know and call friend, even brother and sister. They are very compassionate in everything they do, whether it be their art, loving their family, in their work, or just being creative, even their food, which is my favorite, just to name a few wonderful things. I think that they may be my favorite people, and this cemetery is surely a wonder land, almost beyond imagination, hey, thanks Ron-o, for another cool tour. Keep up the great work big guy! signed, Greg the Egg.

Man! This has to be be my favorite episode for sure! That was cool as heck 😎!!

The first cemetery you visited was so interesting and colorful. The one for the rich people was beautiful. Thank you for taking us all along on another excursion. I enjoyed it much.

Thanks again for a interesting video. I love this

I think armed guards are necessary. Your instincts told you to hire them and there is a reason for instincts. Iguanas are neat. They look like little dragons. I think the white on the bottom of trees is to prevent insects that would harm the trees? Thank you for showing us the different cemeteries.☺

Awesome place, really enjoyed you sharing your trip,extremely informative, Thank You. Much Love and Respect. ❤

Thanks again Ron for taking us along on this trip seeing other cultures cemeteries. I mentioned before that I have visited a couple of cemeteries in Mexico one in Cozumel and one in Merida Mexico. During their Day of the Dead celebration (Dia de los Muestros) they decorate their family members grave with candles and merigold flowers at night. They do decorate the graves themselves. This was very cool to see you BIG GRINGO Bueno trabajo mi Amigo.

Thanks Ron for showing us a different cultural burials in Mexico. It was quite interesting.

Wow. I would love to be there to see these wonderful cemeteries. So different and unique ❤️

Thank you for sharing 😉

I bet that first cemetery is an incredible sight to behold on day of the dead. All lit up, family everywhere, marigolds... stunning. It looks like a litle city.

Thank's for sharing ron

The grass in the wealthier cemetery reminds me of moss. I wonder if they never have to mow it. Very lush and spongey looking. The iguana was neat to see. He was just hanging out. I read a few comments and one being about the little houses being a place for the souls to have a place to be. I think it is interesting that when given the freedom to adorn the graves with something, everyone in the common man's cemeteries choose little houses and altars for their family member so they are comforted in the afterlife. They think of their loved ones and want them to have a place of comfort so they give them a little house.

How sad that they will treat you like this, I am a Mexican fan who lives outside of Mexico but I hope that one day you can visit the cemeteries in Mexico City or the outskirts. I have heard that there are many very interesting life stories

Very cool, Ron! Enjoyed the walk with you! Be safe!

I like the “poor people’s “ cemetery better, more fun, vibrant, creative…the other is boring…however it was fantastic to see the different. Love the dogs, reminds me of Thailand, where they as well just casually hang around…

Thank you for sharing this ❤

Pretty cool to see how other countries look outside of the touristy areas. I got lost in Rome once as a teenager and started freaking out on some back streets away from the main part of the city.

I'm rewatching this amazing video again. Fantastic job, Ron

Im glad you were safe visiting Mexico ❤

Such a smart idea to take bodyguards with you Ron! In today's world one just never knows anymore. It's so interesting to see other countries cemeteries. Thanks for taking us along on your journey! Stay safe!😀

Pretty scary there. You are a brave man.

Hello again Ron Way To Go another Video 📸

This was new! I hope to Enjoy more adventures from Mexico. First trips there may feel uneasy but don’t worry if you smile and say “Buenos Días” they’ll greet you with a smile too 🥰🥰

Very interesting!!

Love watching your vlogs.

You're right, Ron, there's a lot of mini-buses here in the Philippines used for both public transport and tours.

Cool thanks for showing this to us stay safe

very interesting both different be carefull out there love the stories thankyou from not so sunny england

Smart of you to have those men around you. Very interesting graves at the 1st one

Wow these cemetery are so awesome to see. So please that you took safety precautions 🙏. Please be safe 🙏🙏🙏

This is amazing you went to Mexico. I dont feel safe going there. Good for you that you are able to have bodyguards. There are some unque cemeteries in Mexico that look like villages. Huge mausoleums like castles, mansions, its just amazing to see the structures. Stay safe.

This was very interesting,,,, thanks for sharing!💜

Thanks!🌻😊

Wow, so interesting, thank you for the adventure today! Places we probably would never see, that was one big iguana!!! 🦎🦎🦎