A Street of Tombs

 

One of the 'streets' inside the Recoleta Cemetery.  It's just row after row of tombs, some elaborate and some simple.  Many are adorned with statues and almost all have crosses on top of them.

Buenos Aires Argentina

View of the Sleeping

 

A view looking over the Recoleta Cemetery.  Some might call it a city of the dead. 

Buenos Aires Argentina

Law School

 

The School of Law and Social Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires Argentina

Puente del Inca

 

A former spa built under the Puente del Inca (Bridge of the Inca), a natural bridge formed from the hot springs waters.  The bridge spans the Las Cuevas River.

Las Cuevas Argentina

Argentine Congress

 

The National Congress of Argentina is housed in this impressive building that has the look of a government building.

Buenos Aires Argentina

Impressive Tomb

 

There are many elaborate tombs inside the Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires.  This one belongs to Luis Angle Firpo an Argentinian boxer born in 1894 and passed away in 1960.  He was nicknamed the Wild Bull of Pampas.  He was the first Latin American in history to challenge the world heavyweight title.

Buenos Aires Argentina

Angels

 

Angels watching over one of the thousands of tombs inside Recoleta Cemetery.  

Buenes Aires Argentina

Bottle Wall

 

A wall made of wine bottles outside one of the many wineries in Mendoza Argentina

Mendoza Argentina 

Polo!

 

Polo is the king of sports in Argentina so attending a polo match is special treat when visiting the country.  

Buenos Aires Argentina 

Argentinian Wine Country

 

The entrance to the Cava de Cano Winery.

Mendoza Argentina

Cemetery View

 

The tops of some of the tombs inside the Recoleta Cemetery.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Casa Rosada

 

Casa Rosada (or pink house) is the Presidential palace in Buenos Aires.  Its official name is Casa de Gobierno.  That balcony to the left is where Eva Peron delivered her impassioned speeches to the crowds below.

Buenos Aires Argentina

Our Lady of Pilar Basilica

 

An inside view of Our Lady of Pilar Basilica located adjacent to the Recoleta Cemetery.

Buenos Aires Argentina

Plaza Espana

 

Plaza Espana is a colorful plaza decorated with Spanish-style tiles some depicting cultural scenes from both Argentina and Spain.

Mendoza Argentina

"The Woman's Bridge"

 

Puente de la Mujer (woman's bridge) is a rotating footbridge in the Puerto Madero commercial business district of Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires Argentina

Group Memorial

 

This is a unique tomb located in Recoleta Cemetery because it's not a family or singular tomb.  It's called a pantheon and is a kind of memorial to a very horrific war in Latin American history.  It was dedicated in 1913 to pay tribute to the soldiers lost in a war between Argentina and Paraguay that ended in 1870.

Buenos Aires Argentina

Water Works Building

 

Known as the Palace of Running Water, this architecturally significant building houses the water pumping station.  The building was opened in 1894.

Buenos Aires Argentina

Congressional Plaza

 

Plaza del Congreso is a public park facing the Congress Building

Buenos Aires Argentina

City Skyline

 

A view of the city skyline over the Polo Grounds.

Buenos Aires, Argentina 

Mausoleum Avenue

 

One of the many "streets" inside the Recoleta Cemetery.  Rows and rows of mausoleums make up this 'city-of-the-dead'.  

Buenos Aires Argentina