La Recoleta Cemetery Buenos Aires

One place you will probably end up visiting when you are in Buenos Aires is the Recoleta Cemetery. Basically it’s the last resting place of the once rich and famous of Argentina and what makes it such a tourist magnet are the incredible mausoleums that were like a competition between high society to see who could build the most elaborate and awe-inspiring one.

One of the most visited sites is that of Maria Eva Duarte de Perón - more commonly known as Evita. What is interesting is that she hasn’t always been there since her death. There is a whole story of political intrigue behind the disappearance of her body and subsequent return.





No, I didn’t clamber over someone’s tomb for this shot. It was taken from the church next to the cemetery.

And what’s with all those cats roaming around? Find out on our La Recoleta Cemetery page.