It is huge, and it looks like a miniature village. Every single person buried in this cemetery is buried in a mausoleum. Most are really really old, housing 10-20 family members. The oddest thing about this cemetery is most of the coffins are above ground and most of the mausoleums have windows to look into and view the coffins. It was seriously the most ghost-town-y place I have ever been. It is also impossible to know where you are at any time, there are all these little allies and diagonal paths. It was super cool. We went to find the grave of Evita Peron but we couldn't find it because we kept on getting lost and were too cheap to buy a map. Its free to go though so I plan on returning. The other creepy thing about this cemetery is that it is in the middle of the city surrounded by high rise apartments, meaning hundreds of people look out their window and see graves. Originally when it was built it was outside of the city but because of the yellow fever epidemic a while ago all the rich people started moving away from the port and now surround this cemetery village.
Here are some photos for your entertainment.
Sarah,
ReplyDeleteAre you totally surprised I got to your blog? I would have loved walking around this cemetary; of course I would never have found my way out! It looks non-sectarian. The photo of the casket falling on the other caskets is kind of creepy. Interesting how this is the view form the high rises. The mausoleums are pretty impressive. It was good to have people next to them so you could really get the correct perpsective.
Love,
Mom