A Day With Eva Peron

Bizarrely one the biggest tourist attractions in Buenos Aires is Recoletta cemetery, where you will find the grave of the great Eva Peron. The cemetery is made up of tiny alleyways and graves as big as houses making it look like a small but very spooky city. It is surprisingly quiet considering that it is right in the centre of bustling Recoletta.

Each grave is very unique and very beautiful. It is easy to forget the purpose of the place as you wonder around the small, peaceful alleyways amongst the incredible structures. It's only until you get an unwanted glimpse inside the buildings that you remember what an eeire place you are in. Eva Peron's grave is the only grave in the cemetery that is surrounded by flowers, which shows how loved she was and still is. The most bizarre part of the cemetery is that the grave next to Eva Peron's is 'for sale'.

After visiting the grave of Eva Peron, I wanted to learn more about the life of Evita and why she was so adored by the Argentinian people. I made my way to the very informative Evita Museum in Palermo. Eva Peron fought for the rights of the working class people in Argentina, so I was interested to learn about the projects that she had implemented within the country, many of which are still running successfully today. Eva Perons enpowering speeches often encouraged the importance of passion, courage, respect and patriotism. I think these key words are reflected in the people of Argentina today.