I sometimes write about various cemeteries here. Let me finish my Argentine story with the most famous cemetery in Buenos Aires — Recoleta, where the city's wealthy residents were buried. Many of the crypts and tombs have their own stories, but the case of Rufina Cambasares is what stuck with me the most.

According to legend, a nineteen-year-old girl was getting ready for another social outing when she suddenly dropped dead. Three doctors diagnosed that Rufina died of a heart attack. Her relatives organized the funeral. Everything went as it should. But a few days later, cemetery workers noticed that the coffin had been moved and dents had appeared on the lid. As you can see in one of the photos, coffins aren't buried underground here, so it's easy to notice changes. Back then, people often tried to rob the graves of wealthy individuals. To make sure nothing had been stolen, they opened the coffin and allegedly found traces of the girl's unsuccessful attempts to escape. Gogol's worst fears came true in this story.

More than a hundred years have passed since then. And no one can say for certain what in this story is true and what isn't. But it's a beautiful legend. And there are many like it here.