Montparnasse
By Katie Llanos-Small, July 20th, 2008
Paris
Montparnasse Cemetery
Montparnasse Photo Gallery: Click to see more photosGrandeur
Peruvian poet Cesar Vallejo made Paris his home, in life and in death. His grave is a popular point of call for other Peruvians in Paris.
Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris
- Peruvian poet Cesar Vallejo made Paris his home, in life and in death. His grave is a popular point of call for other Peruvians in Paris.
Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris
Grandiose resting place
Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris
Here lies Porfirio Diaz, former Mexican President who is perhaps best known for lamenting, “poor Mexico, so far from God, and so close to the United States.”
Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris
Julio Cortazar was an Argentinian author who moved to France in 1951, disgruntled with President Peron. He later supported Latin American human rights causes like the Sandinistas in Nicaragua.
Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris
Simone de Beauvoir and Jean Paul Sartre - the most adorned tomb at Montparnasse.
Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris
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