Don't Cry for Me, Argentina

Evita is in lights on the side of
this downtown building

It would be difficult to visit Argentina and not see signs of Eva Peron "Evita" everywhere.  Rather than "evitar" (avoid) Evita, we sought her out . . . heading to the Evita Museum, the Casa Rosada the Presidential Palace where she lived with her husband Juan Peron, and ultimately to Recoleta Cemetery, her final resting place.  Most are probably familiar with Evita from the eponymous play and movie, but if you need more background on Evita, check out THIS LINK.  Her impact on Buenos Aires and the Argentine people cannot be overstated . . . she was, (and some say is still) the spiritual leader of the country, even though she died at the age of 33 in 1952.  "Don't cry for me, Argentina.  The truth is I never left you . . . "

Shelly as Evita at the Casa Rosada
Presidential Palace Where Evita Inspired a Nation

Evita was most proud of having two things:
the love of the poor and the hatred of the oligarchy

We visited the museum on the 40th anniversary of the
military dictatorship's overthrow of the government

Inside Evita Museum

Recoleta Cemetery 

Evita's Tomb at Recoleta

Shelly and Elena at Evita's tomb

The truth is I never left you