La Recoleta Cemetery
La Recoleta Cemetery (Spanish: Cementerio de 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.
| La Recoleta Cemetery | |
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Cementerio de la Recoleta | |
Aerial view of the cemetery | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1822 |
| Location | Junín 1760, Buenos Aires |
| Country | Argentina |
| Coordinates | 34°35′17″S 58°23′35″W |
| Type | Public |
| Size | 5.5 hectares (14 acres) |
| No. of graves | 4691 vaults |
| Find a Grave | La Recoleta Cemetery |
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