
Jhaylin Castillo, 17, who is dressed as a catrina bride, sits on a parade float during the second annual Day of the Dead Caravan at the Mercado Benito Juarez on Nov. 1, 2024, in Tijuana, Mexico. (David Maung / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Members of the Libertad #25 Junior High School marching band practice during the second annual Day of the Dead Caravan. (David Maung / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

A young boy who is part of a folkloric dance group, waits for a parade to begin. (David Maung / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Maraly Sanchez, 17, waits for a parade to begin during the second annual Day of the Dead Caravan at the Mercado Benito Juarez on Nov. 1, 2024, in Tijuana, Mexico. (David Maung / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Members of the Libertad #25 Junior High School marching band prepare for a parade at the Mercado Benito Juarez. (David Maung / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Isabel Iturbide has her Catarina outfit adjusted during the second annual Day of the Dead Caravan at the Mercado Benito Juarez on Nov. 1, 2024, in Tijuana, Mexico. (David Maung / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

A man takes photographs next to a car decorated with a skeleton bride and groom during the second annual Day of the Dead Caravan. (David Maung / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Heidi Esquivel, center, poses for a photograph during the second annual Day of the Dead Caravan at the Mercado Benito Juarez on Nov. 1, 2024, in Tijuana, Mexico. (David Maung / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

People walk past a giant Catarina parade float during the second annual Day of the Dead Caravan. (David Maung / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Claudia Castro and her son, Guillermo Barreto, 3, look at a parade float, not pictured, during the second annual Day of the Dead Caravan. (David Maung / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Elena Venegas and Josue Martinez have a kiss standing next to their bicycles. (David Maung / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)