From Wikopedia: "La Recoleta Cemetery (Spanish: Cementerio…read morede la Recoleta) is a cemetery located in the Recoleta neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It contains the graves of notable people, including Eva Perón, presidents of Argentina, Nobel Prize winners, the founder of the Argentine Navy, and military commanders such as Julio Argentino Roca. In 2011, the BBC hailed it as one of the world's best cemeteries, and in 2013, CNN listed it among the 10 most beautiful cemeteries in the world." My words: I love to visit old cemeteries and this one is a very spectacular. Ever since the show {Evita} opened in the West End of London in 1979, it brought light to both Evita and Buenos Aires to me. I also knew that one day I would be able to visit. That day was now. BA was an amazing place and finally going to the Casa Rosado just paved a path to visiting Evita's family mausoleum. I was not familiar with Recoleta Cemetery nor the amount of people who are interred here. I did watch some you tube movies about visiting here and while it really helped, it did not prepare me for the overall scope of this place. In conclusion... this place is beautiful and the stories that go with many of the sites are just amazing and even haunting. Remember that there is an entry fee and a line which moved very quickly. I truly recommend having a guide to explain the monuments and stories as it adds so much more to the sites. KUDOs to the team and guides at Cementerio de la Recoleta

A small group of us decided to trek 2.5 miles across the city of Buenos Aires to visit El…read moreCementerio on a hot Saturday morning. The primary objective was to find the resting place of Eve Peron (Evita). We arrived about 2 hours after they opened and there was a small queue outside. The queue moved quickly. They have maps at the payment counter. Once inside we were all amazed by the size, design and layout of the cemetery. Initially, we started by wandering through the paths and viewing the designs of the various family mausoleums. Then we focused and found our way over to the Familia Duarte mausoleum, where Eva Peron is said to be. It wasn't difficult to find but there was a queue to venture down the correct path to view it. After that we were nearly ready to depart. We meandered a bit more to visit others as we made our way towards the exit. A reasonable excursion that is worth the visit if such things interest you. I think that 2 hours would be more than enough time. Pay for the guided tour if you really want to know details and history.

Cementerio de La Chacarita: No solo un lugar de descanso, sino una verdadera joya histórica y…read morecultural El Cementerio de La Chacarita no es tan famoso como el Cementerio de la Recoleta, pero es igualmente fascinante y lleno de historia. La extensa área del cementerio ofrece amplios senderos rodeados de árboles, creando una atmósfera tranquila y serena. Aquí descansan personalidades célebres como Carlos Gardel, el icónico cantante de tango, cuya tumba está adornada con una estatua en su honor. Además de las tumbas tradicionales, el cementerio también cuenta con columbarios, estructuras diseñadas para almacenar urnas con las cenizas de los difuntos. Los columbarios en La Chacarita son grandes muros con nichos donde se colocan las urnas, a menudo acompañadas de placas conmemorativas y decoraciones especiales. Es recomendable tomar una visita guiada para aprender más sobre las personas que descansan aquí y la historia de Buenos Aires. Lo mejor es visitar el lugar por la mañana o a primeras horas del día para evitar el calor.

We visited Chacarita Cemetery ten years ago this week, a few days after having visited Recoleta…read moreCemetery. Although Chacarita isn't as huge or as gorgeous as Recoleta, it's still lovely and well worth visiting. I've posted a few photos....