A funeral procession heads to the cemetery.

A lone woman walks the alleyways in the City of the Dead.

Scenes of daily life in the City of the Dead.

Scenes of daily life in the City of the Dead.

A young boy holds a broken doll in the doorway of the mausoleum where he and his family live.

A grave digger takes a tea break. The monuments are stone structures that sit above ground, and the bodies are buried in the chambers below.

More than 200 boys work daily 8 hour shifts in an airless, makeshift aluminum pot factory.

Crowds of people visit the local market.

Scenes of daily life in the City of the Dead.

A young woman stands in front of a grave.

Scenes of daily life in the City of the Dead.

A truck speeds down an alleyway between mausoleums in the City of the Dead.

At the Sunday Animal market, a man sells pigeon cages. Pigeon is a staple in the diets of City of the Dead residents.

A glass factory is one of the many small industries that thrive in the cemetery.

A Zaar, or healing ritual for women, where evil spirits are purged by African drumming and chanting.

Locals believe that dogs chase away the ghosts that linger.

Between the tombs of the City of the Dead, a man spins silk to make tassels for sale in the local markets.

Scenes of daily life in the City of the Dead.

One of the many historic mausoleums scattered throughout the City of the Dead.

Scenes of daily life in the City of the Dead.

Local kids play soccer in between the tombs and mausoleums.

In the absence of alcohol, the bride and groom toast each other with cola during their wedding ceremony in the City of the Dead.

An overview of an evening wedding ceremony in the street between mausoleums.

Kids play on an amusement park ride in the City of the Dead.