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One of the biggest tourist attractions, if not THE biggest in Buenos Aires is the Recoleta Cemetary.

On any given day, especially in the summertime (which here as you know is December through February), tourists from all over the world flock to the opulent and ostentatious cemetary built by the “recoleto” monks.

The name of the neighborhood, Recoleta, comes from the name of these monks who came from Spain, forever ago, and were “recoletos” or , recluses (chastity, poverty, silence, etc). And ironically this cemetary screams fame, fortune and nepotism.

There are literally houses where the dead are buried. Enormous ones made of marble, slate, stone, with crosses, pictures, engravings, statues, and more.

If you like history, especially the history of the famous, the infamous, the prominent soldiers and generals who are buried there, do take a tour as you will learn a lot.

If you find that kind of thing boring though, just take a quick peak inside, as once you have seen a couple of the graves, there is nothing else to see.

Of course, many famous people, like Eva Peron, are buried there, but it’s not like you’re going to meet them. You just see a picture of them on a tomb.

Take it for what it’s worth, I recommend spending 5 minutes there and then going and browsing the street fair next door in Plaza Francia or heading over to Palermo.