Chilean Adventure: Cementerio General

The Cementerio General is an estimated 210 acres of graveyard. It has an estimated 2 million graves and 237 sculptures located throughout. Unfortunately there isn't a lot of information regarding some of the burial sites, at least not the way I entered. Chile doesn't mind the tourists but they don't cater to English speaking people. You're basically SOL when it comes to most "tourist" areas of Chile unless you're fluent.

Larger mausoleums have statues and stained glass windows

A stone angel has come to life! Beware the weeping angels!

One of the more beautiful statues I found

A giant mausoleum, hundreds located on the grounds. Wealthy families purchase their own

My Chilean friend informed me if your family doesn't pay you will get evicted to make room for a new tenant. I couldn't find official documentation on this, the Socialist country probably wouldn't advertise this to everyone.

More beautiful artwork on another above ground tomb.

Several of the mausoleums are overgrown. It's unique and beautiful.

More ornate stained glass in a tomb.

Found this empty grave. Anyone want to pitch in and buy it? We could decorate it how we want.

Guardians to the tombs in this mosque

This is where the poor people are buried.

No information surrounded this mound with plaques. One can assume this is where the "evicted" people live

One of the many earthquakes that hit Chile opened this tomb from the late 1800s. Yes I poked my head in. Yes I found multiple skeletons from when they were entombed. Spines, skulls, leg bones still attached to the shoes. It was awesome.

This wall goes for half a mile, maybe more. It was spectacular to see.

This was found outside the crematorium. Another beautiful sculpture with some creepiness going along with it.

This one isn't as well kept as some of the others. It adds a great creepy factor to it.