This is the Neighbourhood of the Dead, a truly amazing place. I am still a bit lost for words to describe it. It is an enormous cemetery some say it expands 95ha (234acres). It was opened in 1871 during a yellow fever epidemic in the city. It really is a neighbourhood in its own right, with roads that go through the mausoleums. Then there are the galleria which are both above and below ground level, that house I don't know how many bodies, and then there are the areas of graves marked with tomb stones and crosses. This cemetery is also home to Carlos Gardel's tomb, which is treated more like a shrine by his hordes of fans. It is certainly worth a visit.
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