Honeymoon: Recoleta Cemetary

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These pigeons seem not to understand the pigeonhole principle.


This is one of the main walkways in the cemetery, near the entrance.


The place has gotten fuller and fuller, making some walkways very narrow.


Almost every tomb is lavishly decorated, with many looking like ornate chapels.




This tomb amused us because its owner's name sounds like something out of a gothic movie.


The mausoleums generally have space for multiple coffins inside.


There are frequently altars inside, where family members place flowers.


Some are not kept up as well as others.


The streets go on and on.




Apparently the bunker style was in favor at some point.




This gentleman is memorialized in a statue atop his mausoleum.


This cross-shaped tomb is accessed by the black door at the back, presumably leading to stairs underground.


Because the walkways are so narrow, photography of the taller structures is challenging!


This one really looks like a (disproportionate) chapel, with steps and everything.


Although most are kept in pretty good repair, some are not. The holes in the doors allowed for some photos of the inside...


The right-hand doors lead directly to this staircase.




Apparently the rest of the doors on the right half of the building are just for show, as they open into air above the staircase.


The left-hand doors opened into a very dirty room.


One of the few tombs decorated with living plants.


View inside another tomb.


Monument to a number of people killed in a war.


Steps down to the entrance, behind the memorial. On the left are plaques for each individual interred there.


Next to the memorial, more plaques and a tree.


We amused ourselves by wondering how much this slice of real estate is worth, now that the cemetery is almost completely full.




I wouldn't want to get lost in here.