Recoleta Cemetery - afternoon with the dead

In Recoleta Cemetery the dead have their own little town. For those who were rich and influential enough when they were alive to book themselves into Recoleta as the final resting place*. The place has streets and streets of stone mausoleums, often family mausoleums used through generations.

*Evita Perón is buried here. After her death in 1952 she was embalmed for public display, later 'disappeared' by the military dictatorship and not found again till 1971, when she was moved to Spain, in exile with her husband Juan Perón. In 1974 she finally returned to Argentina and was buried in the Recoleta Cemetery. Apparently her current tomb has been extensively secured to keep her there for good.

A stylish cemetery. And a beautiful afternoon.







I have just been recommended a visit to Chacaritas Cemetery if I want to see how the rest of the city dies. So, to be continued.