The highest profile and most sought after cemetery in Argentina, Cementerio de La Recoleta Cemetery has about 4800 vaults but it’s almost impossible to tell how many people are buried there since each vault belongs to a family who may have generations buried in La Recoleta cemetery. La Recoleta cemetery was opened in 1822 as a public cemetery and has evolved to be an elite place where the country’s most famous historical figures are buried. La Recoleta cemetery is perhaps most famous as the burial place for Eva Peron, and gets lots of visitors and tourists seeking La Recoleta cemetery photos. It actually can take a couple of hours to browse through La Recoleta cemetery and enjoy the architecture.
