Colon Cemetery, Havana, Cuba

	Colon Cemetery Havana, Cuba
	The Havana Cemetery of Colon, reflects the history of Cuba from the independence wars at the end of the 19th century to the 1959 Revolution of Fidel Castro. -March 24, 2002, REUTERS/Rafael Perez
	The tomb of 'La Milagrosa' (The miraculous woman) in Colon Cemetery, who died giving birth in 1901 and whose body was discovered intact 10 years after her death. Since then, people visit her tomb daily to ask for favors. -March 24, 2002, REUTERS/Rafael Perez Mourners grieve at the funeral of Afro-Cuban singer Lazaro Ross at Havana's Colon cemetery on February 9, 2005. The three-times Latin Grammy nominee died on February 8 at the age of 79. Ross's coffin was carried through the streets in a procession driven by drums, dancing and Yoruba religious chants. In a graveside seech, poet Miguel Barnet called him Cuba's Pavarotti. Ross was nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2001 for his album 'Yemaya' and again in 2002 for 'Chango,' both named after orixas or Yoruba deities. REUTERS/Claudia Daut Pall-bearers carry the coffin of Afro-Cuban singer Lazaro Ross at Havana's Colon cemetery, February 9, 2005. The three-time Latin Grammy nominee died on February 8 at the age of 79. Ross's coffin was carried through the streets in a procession driven by drums, dancing and Yoruba religious chants. In a graveside speech, poet Miguel Barnet called him Cuba's Pavarotti. Ross was nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2001 for his album 'Yemaya' and again in 2002 for 'Chango,' both named after orixas or Yoruba deities. REUTERS/Claudia Daut

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