Buenos Aires day 3

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 I have been fending off a cold since Santiago. I still plan to go exploring today. 

My first venture out today will be to the Recoleta Cemetary. I know, I have a thing for cemetaries. Not all cemetaries, but the cemetaries I have seen in Mexico and Chile are like small cities. 

This particular cemetary is the one were Eva Peron in interned. I will be looking for her final resting place. 

Eva Peron was the first lady of Argentina married to President Juan Domingo Peron from 1946 until 1952, when she passed away from cancer. She was a real advocate for the working class people of Argentina. She is subject of the broadway play "Evita". You can read more about her at this wikipedia address:  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Per%C3%B3n

One other thing to mention in regards to Eva Peron. Because she was such an influencial figure in life, the political opposition that came to power later, stole her remains and moved them around the city several times. Eventually her remains were sent to Spain where she was interned for many years. He husband the ex president was also living there in exile with his new wife. At one point, her remains were again disinterned and delivered to the ex president... This story gets wild. The end result was her remains were finally returned to Argentina where she was interned in here family's mausoleum. Read the complete story here:  https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-18616380

As I am typing this, a young woma staying here at the hostel from Argentina, heard me talking and got a picture out of the back of here phone, of Eva Peron. She had another in here wallet.

Using the amazing bus system here, I headed out to the cemetary. It was still early and I hadn't had any coffee yet. I found a coffee shop by the cemetary, but the power was out for the whole area. The coffee would have to wait.

The power outage had a side benefit, because the card readers were not working at the cemetary, entrance to the cemetary grounds was free. At least until the power came back on. Lucky me.

The cemetary is similar to the one I visited in Santiago, but is much better maintained. This particular cemetary is for the upper class, so that may also be why it is better maintained.

The only different thing I saw here, was in many of the mausoleums.


Comments

  1. AnonymousMay 5, 2024 at 3:52 PM

    I stayed in the recoleta area a few years ago for a couple of days. Loved the cemetary. I seem to recall there were outside tables and restaurants as well as tango dancers for entertainment as well as to give a lesson if you want one.

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  2. ElpatlargeMay 5, 2024 at 3:53 PM

    Above comment from me (Elizabeth)

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