All I know about her is from what I have read and the musical ‘Evita.’ She seems to have been a charismatic lady but whether or not she did any good, I do not know. What I do know is this.
One day in Buenos Aires, I went to visit the cemetery called ‘La Recoleta.’ I walked there; it was a nice sunny day. There is a map at the entrance showing you which tomb was which. It didn’t help much as most of the tombs were like monuments so you could not see very far and you soon lose count of the different avenues and pathways. Truth is you do not need to count all.
Walk down the main aisle from the gate and glance right and left at each intersection. You will find it easily because it is the only tomb which gathers a crowd even today.
It is not actually her tomb alone but a mausoleum to the whole Duarte family. It is strewn with flowers and surrounded by people talking quietly. Went back again 2 years later. It was just the same.
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