An endless line of Venezuelans files past the tomb of late president Hugo Chavez inside an old barracks perched in a hillside Caracas slum. Many pray and sing hymns until night falls. Outside, people leave colorful bouquets in a blue, wooden chapel with a tin roof that was recently built in honor of the fallen firebrand leader. Its name: "Saint Hugo Chavez."

Thousands of emotional supporters waited and wept after making a pilgrimage to the new tomb of former president Hugo Chavez, the face and leader of Latin America's left for over a decade. More than 10 days after his death from cancer, the remains of Chavez who was 58, are now entombed in a marble sarcophagus at the Mountain Barracks in Caracas.

Late president Hugo Chavez was laid to rest at the headquarters of his failed 1992 coup attempt on Friday, a month before snap elections to pick his successor. Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans had thronged the streets of Caracas to bid a final farewell to the man who ruled the oil-rich South American country for 14 years. "I pledge allegiance in this life and what we are bringing to this command post is a Christian leader and the commander in chief of the Venezuelan armed forces," Chavez's handpicked heir acting President Nicolas Maduro exclaimed excitedly.

The body of late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez was to be moved Friday to a former barracks in a final march to honor of the leftist leader a month before elections are held to pick his successor. The Caracas military academy, where Chavez's casket has been on view, will serve as the starting point for the procession escorting the remains of the 58-year-old, who last week succumbed to cancer after 14 years in power.