So yesterday before lunch I went to the "Cemetario de la Recoleta" with the guy from Texas (Taylor) and the guy from Holland (Uri). It's an extremely orante cemetery that is nothing like those in the US. Frist and foremost it consists solely of mosuleums and looks like something right out of a movie. It started out as public cemetery but was eventually reserved for imporant public figures (i.e. military heroes, generals and presidents) and the wealthy. Perhaps the reason why most people come here though is to see Evita. Remember that movie with Madonna called Evita, well it's based on Eva Peron (Evita), the wife of an important Argentine president, and her remains are here. There's tons and tons of history that goes along with the Perons and even today the political parties are the "Peronistas" and the "Anitperonistas." Google "Peron" or "Eva Peron" if you want to know the entire history (let's just say it involves the loss of hands, politics and even necrophilia). Below are some pictures from my visit there:
These last three are of Eva Peron's grave:
(Durarte was her maiden name)
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