Massive crowd says final farewell to Carlos Fuentes - Mexico City

01/05

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The casket with the remains of geat author Carlos Fuentes in the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City. His remains are going to be cremated and transported to Paris, France.

02/05

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Inside of the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City.

03/05

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A man reading the newspaper that contains the news regarding the death of author Carlos Fuentes while another man reads "Aura" one of the most popular books by Fuentes.

04/05

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A man carries a picture of Carlos Fuentes, the Mexican author awarded the Cervantes Prize and the Prince of Asturias Prize, the biggest awards in the Spanish-speaking world, in 1987 and 1994.

05/05

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People queue for the last farewell to author Carlos Fuentes next to a giant sculpture by colombian artist Fernando Botero currently in a temporary exhibition at the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City.

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The casket with the remains of author Carlos Fuentes was placed in the Bellas Artes Palace in Mexico City where members of the political and intellectual community of Mexico as well several hundred members of the general public say a final farewell.