Charcarita Cemetery

At the beginning of the year I went to Chacarita Cemetery. This is the second cemetery in Buenos Aires. In area, I think it's the largest but in status it's number two. Interestingly enough while Eva Peron is interred in Recoleta Cemetery (number one) Juan Peron, with whom I share my birthday, was interred in Chacarita (although he's recently been moved, amongst much outpouring of emotion).

You may remember here how I felt about Recoleta but Charcarita is even more weird. Not only is it bisected by pathways, it also has roads - and people drive around them. I don't know if the roads can be used as a short cut but I'd swear some of the drivers weren't interested in being in a cemetery (pumping bass music is a bit of a give-away).


As the cemetery has roads, they must be identified. And the authorities have taken the very practical decision to give the roads numbers rather than names.



There is a huge underground vault for those who can't afford or don't want a mausoleum of their own.



And, finally, Charcarita is the final resting place of Carlos Gardel, considered the best Tango singer EVER. His fans still visit and leave flowers especially on the anniversaries of his birth and death.


The photos were taken with my old digital camera.