The route from the land of the dead to San Andrés Mixquic, a little town just outside Mexico City, is lined with marigolds.

As Mexican families prepare for Day of the Dead celebrations, altars are set up to welcome back loved ones under the belief that they return home for one night each Nov. 2.

The Casa de México in Madrid is exhibiting the largest altar to the dead in Europe. Guillermo González is the designer of ...

Families in a small town in western Mexico kept an all-night vigil at a candlelit cemetery, waiting for the souls of their ...

Dia de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a celebration of those who have passed on. An exhibition about the celebration is on ...

Mexican Mayor Carlos Manzo, who opposed drug cartels, was fatally shot during Day of the Dead celebrations in Uruapan on ...

Parishioners in Mexico City, Mexico, celebrate one of the country's most profound cultural traditions, Day of the Dead, on ...

The mayor of the Uruapan municipality, in the western state of Michoacan, was gunned down Saturday night in front of dozens ...

Mexico City is the most popular Day of the Dead destination, but Mexico's Pueblos Mágicos are worth exploring too, and may be ...

Thousands of revelers wearing colorful costumes and skeletal face paint filled the streets of Mexico City for the annual ...

Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is more than a holiday — it’s a vibrant reflection of how Mexicans and many Latin Americans understand life and death. Its roots stretch back roughly 2,500 to 3 ...

At least 23 people are dead and multiple others are injured after a fire at a discount store in Mexico. At around 3:09 p.m.