Where is ernesto guevara buried

The location of the grave, the missing hands and other forensic evidence left little doubt about the identification, said Clyde Snow, an anthropologist from Norman, Okla. Bolivian forces seized Guevara and other rebels on Oct. His body was then dumped in a common grave in nearby Vallegrande. Cuba plans a reception ceremony in honor of the slain guerrillas in Havana.

Sections U. Nearby, the leftist Bolivian President Evo Morales inaugurated the Ernesto Che Guevara Cultural Centre last year — a low-slung white building with an auditorium, handicraft shop and a library. Outside, a garden of remembrance is decorated with their memorial stones. Today Guevara cuts a more controversial figure: a romantic hero or a murderous thug, depending on your point of view. But whatever you think of him, what is clear is that the legend of Che lives on. Especially in Vallegrande.

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