Nueva Esperanza Cemetery Explained
The Virgen de Lourdes Cemetery (Spanish; Castilian: Cementerio Virgen de Lourdes), popularly known as Nueva Esperanza, is a popular cemetery located in the district of Villa María del Triunfo, Lima, Peru. It was created in 1961 with the purpose of being used by immigrants from other provinces.[1] It is settled on 60 hectares and contains more than a million tombs.[2] The site is considered a tourist attraction, frequented by two million people each year to cultural activities.[3] [4] [5]
It is the largest cemetery in Peru, in addition to being the second in the world behind Wadi-us-Salaam.[2] [6]
Notable burials
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Notes and References
- News: Tres emblemáticos cementerios de Lima que deberías visitar en el Día de Todos Los Santos . 2016-11-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161113042117/http://peru21.pe/cultura/cultura-viva-tres-emblematicos-cementerios-lima-2261109 . 2016-11-13 . Perú 21.
- News: VMT: fumigan cementerio de Nueva Esperanza para erradicar dengue y chikungunya . 2016-01-15 . RPP Noticias.
- News: Cerca de dos millones de personas visitarán cementerio Nueva Esperanza . 2014-11-01 . Canal N.
- News: Miles de limeños acuden a los cementerios aprovechando el feriado . 2016-11-01 . RPP Noticias.
- News: Villa María del Triunfo: El cementerio de todas las sangres . 2016-11-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161112101126/http://larepublica.pe/turismo/cultural/817501-villa-maria-del-triunfo-el-cementerio-de-todas-las-sangres . 2016-11-12 . La República.
- News: Peru: Thousands visit cemeteries on All Saints' Day . 2018-01-11 . Andina.
