Dorothy Edwards | Visual Journalist
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Fidel Castro's death was announced by Cuban state television on Friday, Nov. 25, 2016.
Immediately following the announcement, celebrations from Cuban exiles and their family members erupted in the streets of Miami.
At the same time, the week-long mourning period had begun in Cuba. Castro's ashes were transported cross-country from Havana to Santiago de Cuba. Along the funeral procession route, Cubans filled plazas and lined streets to catch a glimpse of the ashes and say their final farewells.
Castro was laid to rest on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016.
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Lazara Retana of Miami celebrates the death of Fidel Castro by wearing a Cuban flag along "Calle Ocho," or 8th Street, in Little Havana, Miami on Friday, Nov. 26, 2016. Castro's death was announced by Cuban state television on Friday.
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Ana Alba, 17, of Miami, center, dances in celebration of the death of Fidel Castro along "Calle Ocho," or 8th Street, in Little Havana on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016. Castro's death was announced by Cuban state television on Friday.
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German Queris of Miami, Fla. walks away from "Calle Ocho," or 8th Street, after celebrating the death of Fidel Castro in Little Havana on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016. Castro's death was announced by Cuban state television on Friday, Nov. 25, 2016.
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The Caravana de la Libertad, or the Caravan of Freedom, transports Fidel Castro's ashes through the town of Matanzas, Cuba on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016. Wednesday marks the first day of the cross-country caravan which started in Havana and will end in Sant
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Elis Aria, left, and her daughter Wendy Brizuela cry as the Caravana de la Libertad, or the Caravan of Freedom, transports Fidel Castro's ashes through the town of Matanzas, Cuba on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016. Wednesday marks the first day of the cross-coun
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A woman places her hand on a photo of Fidel Castro after the Caravana de la Libertad, or the Caravan of Freedom, transported Castro's ashes through the town of Matanzas, Cuba on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016. Wednesday marks the first day of the cross-country
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People gather on the side of the road and wait for the Caravana de la Libertad, or Caravan of Freedom, transporting Fidel Castro's ashes to pass on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016. Wednesday marked the first day of the cross-country caravan which started in Havana
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Writing on the pavement where the Caravana de la Libertad, or the Caravan of Freedom, transports Fidel Castro's ashes through the town of Matanzas, Cuba on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016. Wednesday marks the first day of the cross-country caravan which started
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Crowds wait for the final public tribute to Fidel Castro to begin in Santiago de Cuba on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016. Castro's funeral will be held Sunday.
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The final public tribute to Fidel Castro begins in Santiago de Cuba on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016. Castro's funeral will be held Sunday.
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Rafael Dominguez, 77, and his daughter Yamile, 45, watch the news during Fidel Castro's funeral, hoping to see footage from their Santiago de Cuba home on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016
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People walk by, take photos, and leave flowers at Fidel Castro's tomb at the cemetery, Santa Ifigenia, in Santiago de Cuba on Monday, Dec. 5, 2016.
