Many of the crosses and headstones at Old Town San Diego’s historic El Campo Santo cemetery are now decorated with red roses and hearts. I observed this today, more than a week after Valentine’s Day.
Expressions of enduring love have appeared for San Diego’s earliest residents.
I remember seeing the cemetery decorated with traditional marigolds years ago during Día de los Muertos. See those photographs here.
Curious about who is buried in San Diego’s oldest graveyard? Read a past blog post concerning the diverse folk who came to rest at El Campo Santo by clicking here.
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