Left: making friends at the Panteon de Belen cemetary.Well, made it through week one, and now I'm feeling right at home. The school is not like when I went to school! They teach you swear words here. "Chinga" means "F%$#", and there's variations like in English, eg the car's f&^%$'d etc. Also, every Friday is school excursion day, yay!
Today is the Panteon de Belen. This freaky cemetary is a very popular place to visit, and tours run frequently. Unfortunately, it's in Spanish, which is supposed to help our learning. After the teacher explains what the guide said, I can report on a few of these legends:
- there was some woman, who's husband tried to poison her. He didn't do it successfully, but buried her anyways. After she came to, she tried to break out..(see pic right)
- There was a boy who was claustrophobic. Even in death he
feared being closed in. They buried him, but when they came back again, in the morning, the casket was above the ground. (see pic right)
Right: check out the lollies around this kids grave
There's plenty of other legends, and they're all told with a lot more gusto and detail than the above! An interesting visit.
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