Recoleta Cemetary

Adios! Buenos Aires

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February 14th 2009
Well, that was a hectic week in Buenos Aires, but I think we hit all the sights. Monday was spent in the dead centre of town - that's right the cemetary! Recoleta cemetary is quite famous as Eva Peron is buried there. A somewhat goulish but interesting place to visit. The 6ha public cemetary houses the remains of National heroes, independence warriors, presidents of the republic, writers, scie ... read more

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Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more