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Some 12 miles southwest of the city of Buenos Aires is a remarkable settlement called Ciudad Evita. It was founded in 1947 by the then-president of Argentina, Juan Perón, in tribute to his wife, Eva.

EVA Peron DIDN'T leave anything to chance, not even her own immortality. Lying on her deathbed in 1952, ravaged by cancer, Argentina's First Lady was thinking ahead: she arranged for a mausoleum as ...