SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- Tijuana's 14 cemeteries are expecting anywhere from 200,000 to 300,000 visitors for Día de los Muertos festivities this weekend.

Tradition calls for people to visit the graves of loved ones and bring flowers, food, music, decorations and pictures to remember fallen relatives and friends.

"Every year, we petition the Secretary of Public Safety and Protection to coordinate with Tijuana police to intensify patrols around these dates at all our graveyards," said Josué Márquez, the city's public services director.

Cemeteries throughout the city will open from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., although people will be allowed to linger a bit more after closing time, Márquez said.

"We have done a number of cleaning operations, increased our landscaping and have discarded more than 50

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