Incorporated into the city landscape a short ride from the city center is this landmark cemetery, founded in 1823. It contains hundreds of above-ground tombs (and 700,000 graves in total) stacked atop one another so that it resembles a crowded apartment complex. A walkway leads to several monuments and huge mausoleums, including the impressive grave of President Vicente Rocafuerte.
City Cemetery
Guayaquil
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