Recoleta & Cemetery for curious people

Step into Argentina’s Gilded Age. This experience escapes the tourist trail to explore Recoleta’s grand mansions and magnificent cemetery from an anthropological perspective. This is an interactive journey. As we stroll from Plaza San Martín to Recoleta Cemetery, we’ll decode the architecture, question narratives, and bring the drama to life. Explore compelling themes: The Parisian Illusion: Unpack the ambition that earned Buenos Aires its nickname. The Rise and Fall: Debate Argentina’s journey as a potential world power. City of the Dead: See the cemetery as a societal mirror—who is remembered and who is forgotten? This is more than a history lesson; it’s a chance to understand the forces that built Argentina. Note: Cemetery entry is optional. Tickets are available at the gate or in advance, online.

Itinerary

1. Beginning in General San Martín Plaza and ending in Recoleta Cementery, this walk offers you the chance to approach this beautiful city from its historical past in an attempt to understand its current present. (30 min)
2. We will visit the biggest train Station in Latin America to understand the export-oriented agricultural economy. We will explain why does Argentina has such a large train system and why British capital was so interested in its development. (20 min)
3. We will talk about the British community in Buenos Aires and the reason of their presence in this shores. (10 min)
4. We will talk about the "Belle Epoque" and how it change the city for ever. We will also adress the role of large landlords in the development of the country. (10 min)
5. We will visit some ot the palaces built by the Pampa's landlords. We will talk about how they managed to have so much arable land and where did they spent all that welth. (10 min)
6. We will introduce the arrival of Austro-Hungarians and Yugoslavians in Buenos Aires and explain why were these europeans coming to Argentina in such large numbers. (20 min)
7. Jockey Club: the Pampas are not only about cows and sheep. (10 min)
8. We will discuss why Recoleta is called like that and talk about the origin of all the beautiful and enormous trees in this area. (10 min)
9. At the entrance of the Recoleta cemetery we will introduce its "inhabitants" and the mysteries it contains. The entrance is optional. (20 min)

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