Jim Schroder's Travel

Home
Trips

Select Page

Argentina

Statue of Eva Peron in the Recoleta neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina

The Monumento a Bartolomé Mitre in the Plaza Mitre was created by the Italian sculptors Luis Calandra, David and Eduardo Rubino. It is an imposing work carried out in white Carrara marble that dominates the square from the high part of the ravine.

Monument to General Juan Lavalle. The monument is the work of the sculptor Pedro Costa, located in a circle on Tucumán street.

Atlas, the titan, was condemned to bear the weight of the world on his shoulders. Now, a statue of Atlas is carrying the weight of the branches of the oldest gum tree in Buenos Aires, replacing one of the concrete columns. The tree, planted in 1781, can be found in Recoleta and is known as the “Gomero de la Recoleta”.

The statue symbolizes a great man that lifts one of the biggest and heaviest branches of the historic tree and the patrimonial value of the city”. The statue of Atlas is made out of 85% of remnants of cars.

Atlas Junior

The Gomero was planted over 218 years ago by Don Martín José de Altoaguirre from a plant that he received from his brother Fray Fernando. Altoaguirre was an agronomist; besides the famous tree he had a huge collection of several species of trees. Nowadays, his collection is still to be visited in the Botanical Garden located in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires.

At the entrance of La Bioela restaurant is a statue of a service man waiting for his friends. The restaurant is along side the Gomero Tree and the Atlas man holding up the tree.

A man selling dusters in the Recoleta area.

Statue across from the entrance to the Recoleta Cemetery.

The entrance to (and exit from) the cemetery is through neo-classical gates with tall columns. Most people explore the grounds on their own,

Who would have guessed the most expensive real estate in Buenos Aires is found in a cemetery? Not only is it expensive, there's a line waiting to get in (seriously)! You actually lease a plot here, as I understand it, and don't permanently own it. In the future your heirs can cancel the deal or let the lease expire, though it's so prestigious to have a plot here few do. Regardless, this piece of pricey land has become an interesting and popular tourist attraction

Recoleta Cemetery is the final resting place of some of the richest and most important people in Argentina's history, including politicians, Nobel prize winners, scientists and businessmen

Obviously only wealthy people can afford the real estate (about the same price as a nice condo in the neighborhood, a respectable 6 figure US$ sum, for a piece of land measuring a few square meters), so you'd expect to find many VIPs buried here. You can visit them any day you want to as the cemetery is open daily from 8 am to 6 pm.

The cemetery, created in 1822, is among the oldest in the city and covers four city blocks (5.5 hectares or 14 acres).

There are slightly less than 5000 mausoleums in Recoleta Cemetery, many of unusual architecture and built in a variety of styles; a number are adorned by beautiful sculptures

[Show slideshow]

◄ 1 ... 3 4 5 ... 11 ►

© 2025 Jim Schroder