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Buenos Aires' Top 10
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Meander through the maze of narrow lanes lined with elaborate mausoleums in what
must be the world's most ostentatious necro polis. This 'city of the dead' was BA's first
pub lic cemetery, though it quickly became exclusive; Argentina's most illustrious historic-
al figures are buried here, including Ev a Perón ('Evita'). Myriad styles decorate the crum-
bling tombs, from art nouveau and art deco to neoclassical and neo-Gothic. There are also
wonderfully flamboyant statues to discover, so pay your respects to Evita before getting
lost among the marble angels.
Recoleta & Barrio Norte
