All are reminders of the tragedies which took place there. The memorials mark the spot where a fatal motor-vehicle accident took place. For many years it's been a custom among Mexicans and other Latin Americans to place a cross where a family member was killed, either in a motor-vehicle accident or act of violence. Anyone who's traveled in Mexico and Central America has seen these crosses. These shrines are a commemoration for the families and to remind others to drive carefully and pray for those who died.
Highway shrines commemorate victims of motor-vehicle crashes.