Welcome to Sainte-Marie's Cemeteries!

On a hill overlooking Port-au-Prince, in Canapé-Vert, the Sainte-Marie community, comprising between 200 and 300 households, is served by two distinct cemeteries: Melléry and Sainte-Marie. These eternal resting places, situated within residential areas, highlight the complex coexistence of the living and the dead.

Welcome to Sainte-Marie's Cemeteries!

Au cimetière de la Communauté de Ste-Marie

The Melléry cemetery is striking in its appearance. At first glance, it resembles a large residential building without a roof more than a burial site. In front of this cemetery, an emotional scene unfolds: mourners weep while heated family discussions threaten to escalate into altercations.

At Melléry, Mr. Lazarre, the cemetery caretaker, oversees the closing of a tomb. "It is crucial to seal the vault properly," he says, cigarette in hand and clairin (a local spirit) at the ready. The cost of a plot is 25,0

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