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Article: EVER PRESENT IN ARGENTINA BUENOS AIRES LIVES, BREATHES THE LEGEND OF EVA PERON.(TRAVEL)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- December 29, 1996
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Byline: RICHARD CHRISTIANSEN Chicago Tribune
BUENOS AIRES -- It does not take long for the visitor here to realize how prophetic the dying Eva Peron was 44 years ago, when she promised her adoring public that she would always be with them, even after death and more than ever.
One of the first directional markings on the expressway leading into the city from Ezeiza airport points to the Evita City housing project, named in her honor; and in the crowded, bustling center of Greater Buenos Aires, the signs of Evita are everywhere.
Her face adorns souvenir T-shirts; her autobiography is prominently featured in every bookstore; her portrait hangs in ...