Chubby fingers or Trees?

The cemetery of Punta Arenas is not your typical necropolis. It is a fascinating place to stroll around with its immaculately trimmed cypress trees that look like giant chubby fingers protruding from the ground. Some of the mausoleums seem like miniature cathedrals; each one lavishly built to outdo the last.

There are also many urban legends surrounding the cemetery:
Did you know that only one person has ever gone through the front gate, the same person that paid for them to be built?
Do you know why some people visit Sara Braun’s mausoleum every 1st of November?
Do you know who the unknown Indian is? (Of course you don’t, otherwise he wouldn’t be unknown any more)

If you are curious to find answers to these questions and learn more about the cemetery, then visit our recently created page about the Punta Arenas Cemetery.

Oh, and there are plenty of photos there too!