Virgen de Lourdes Cemetery | |
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Cementerio Virgen de Lourdes | |
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Established | 1961 |
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Country | Peru |
Type | Popular cemetery |
Size | 60 Ha |
No. of graves | >1 million |
The Virgen de Lourdes Cemetery ( Spanish: 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]