We have arrived in Buenos Aires! Our hotel is fine, and the students are very comfortable in their rooms. This morning we slept in, had a good breakfast buffet and took a tour of the famous Recoleta
Cemetery where "Evita" Peron (Eva Duarte), First lady of late President Peron, is buried. It is not an ordinary cemetery but a small city with streets lined with mausoleums: some are the size of a decent size house! The English guide, Simon, told us that there are about 5,000 vaults! Afterwards we had lunch with the guide, our friend Elaine (from the Loyola group) and her son Amadito. Then we ran over to a nearby mall to take shelter from the showers! Right now the students are relaxing in their rooms before we have dinner tonight. Tomorrow we have made reservations for a 3-hour tour of the city.
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| We are ready to get on the "omnibus" that takes us to the ferry |
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| The chapel in Recoleta Cemetery |
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| This young lady died in an avalanche and they buried her with her beloved dog. It is said that petting the dog's nose gives you luck! Greg, Zach, Natalie and Ryan want to try! |
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| Greg, Mirko and Sarah also pet the dog! |
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| The mausoleum where '"Evita" and her family are entombed. |
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| Sarah and Natalie in front of the mausoleum of the couple who did not want to be buried next to each other, but instead facing the opposite way. The wife had spent most of her husband's fortune and he had put a stop to that. She never forgave him! |
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| Ryan is comparing his muscles to those of the boxer Luis Firpo. He was a world champion in 1923. |
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| Greg striking a similar pose! |
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| Sarah admiring Firpo's strenght |
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| It is said that this lady, who was buried alive by accident, still haunts the cemetery! |
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