stackyFACTSAt the edge of the world in Chile, the Municipal Cemetery is an architectural marvel built entirely on maritime disaster.
At the edge of the world in Chile, the Municipal Cemetery is an architectural marvel built entirely on maritime disaster. Wealthy sheep barons rest in opulent European-style mausoleums, surrounded by the graves of shipwrecked sailors who failed to navigate the brutal Strait of Magellan. Visitors wander manicured cypress trees shaped like giant thumbs, uncovering a hauntingly beautiful port-city history written in salt, wealth, and freezing storms.
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