Venezuela mourns Hugo Chavez

A sea of sobbing, heartbroken humanity jammed Venezuela's main military academy on March 8, 2012 for one final glimpse at Hugo Chavez, waiting for hours under the twinkling stars and the searing Caribbean sun to file past his coffin.

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  1. Confetti falls around the hearse carrying the coffin that contains the remains of Venezuela
  2. The hearse with the coffin containing the remains of Venezuela
  3. The hearse with the coffin containing the remains of Venezuela
  4. Body guards runs next to the hearse carrying the coffin that contains the remains of Venezuela
  5. A woman places an image of Venezuela
  6. Venezuela
  7. Venezuela
  8. Supporters of Venezuela
  9. In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, mourners walk beside the coffin containing the body of Venezuela
  10. In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Cuba
  11. Workers paint a mural that is symbolic of the eyes of Venezuela
  12. A crowd waits to enter the military academy where the body of Venezuela
  13. In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, a woman pays her respects, placing a hand on her heart and saluting, before she files past the glass-topped casket containing the remains of Venezue
  14. In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela