Cuba - Havana - Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón

"Once described as an 'exercise in pious excesses,' this cemetery (a national monument), one of the largest in the Americas, is renowned for its striking religious iconography and elaborate marble statues. Far from being eerie, a walk through these 56 hallowed hectares can be an educational and emotional stroll through the annals of Cuban history", to quote Lonely Planet.  The Cemetery Colón is a nice bike ride from downtown and was definitely worth seeing.  Constructed in 1876, the size of the cemetery, 57 hectares (140 acres) and numbers of graves, one million, are astounding.

 The cemetery church