Eva Peron is either revered or loathed here. We thought there would be more feel of her in the city, but no, we only saw one picture outside the cemetery. During the junta her body was stolen by the generals and only returned later, with the threat of death if they didn't reveal where she was. She should never have been buried at Recoleta, which is a only for rich people. Eva was a bastard from a bigamist marriage, whose father never acknowledged here. Instead she is now buried under 30 feet of concrete and steel in her uncles crypt. It took a while to find the tomb and it isn't marked.
The cemetery is strange place, still used by the wealthy families of BA. Some crumbling crypts but the rest renovated. Lots of Art Nouveau statues, and one very modern tomb. A bit weird wandering around but absolutely fascinating.
After the cemetery we walked through the park and visited the Japanese Park, which was the complete opposite. A lovely quiet space for a couple of hours before walking back to the centre of town.
We collapsed into our bar in San Telmo for a well earned beer. Opposite the bar is a statue of Mafalda. Mafalda is the Argentian equivalent of Snoopy, and all day people are sitting by her being photographed.
and as you walk round the area, other characters, If think are scattered around. Brilliant.
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