The cemetery, however, is one that is worth visiting.
He started pruning each tree into various figures inspired by pre-Columbian, Augustinian and Arabic totems.
Some were mythological figures, others were animals and some simple geometric shapes.
There are more than 300 figures in total.
On the same year, the Ministry of Tourism declared the garden as a site of national interest.
His epitaph reads: In Tulcan, a cemetery so beautiful that it invites one to die!
In 2005, the cemetery was renamed Jose Maria Azael Franco Cemetery.
Sources:Wikipedia/Footprint Travel Guides/Pajonaltours
