Recoleta Cemetery

Hours	Open daily, from 7am-6pm

Buenos Aires’ wealthy and elite are buried in the opulent Recoleta Cemetery. By no means is this a typical cemetery. More attraction than it is a final resting place, Recoleta is filled with grandiosity, where beautiful statues and marble sarcophagi stand side by side the tombs of historical and well-known individuals. As odd as it may sound, it is Buenos Aires’ number one tourist attraction, and a stroll through its grounds will make you understand why. One of the most famous burial sites is that of Evita Peron. Although she wasn’t of aristocratic blood, it was the fact that she dedicated her life helping the poor and not the wealthy that angered the elite when she was buried in the cemetery. A map of the cemetery will make hunting her tomb down more easy, but on most days, you can follow the throngs of tourists doing the same thing. Another tomb of interest is that of Rufina Gambeceres, a young woman who was mistakenly pronounced dead and was, in fact, buried alive. Her tomb and statue is an achingly beautiful and touching site.