Overview
- El Heraldo de México confirmed the altar stands by the Eje 5 Norte bridge over Insurgentes Norte at the corner with Montevideo in Mexico City.
- The video shows a person in apparent homelessness honoring the dead with a cardboard list of names, lit candles, sugar skulls, cempasúchil and fruit placed on a themed cloth.
- The post drew about 128,000 likes and more than 400 comments as viewers sought the location and offered to bring items to help the altar grow.
- Mexico’s government lists core altar elements including water, calaveritas, food, copal or incense, flowers, pan de muerto, papel picado, portraits, salt and a white cloth.
- Complementary coverage details common three- and seven-level altar structures and provides typical prices and recommended Mexico City markets for more economical supplies.