Chacarita Cemetery spans ninety-five hectares, making it the largest cemetery in Argentina. You can identify the grounds by the miles of tree-lined paths and the immense, dense collection of marble mausoleums that rise behind the…
Chacarita Cemetery Legends
This walk takes you through the quiet pathways of Buenos Aires's massive working-class necropolis to visit the shrines and mausoleums of legendary tango icons, rock stars, and folk saints.
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1. Chacarita Cemetery
2. Mausoleo Carlos Gardel
This mausoleum in Chacarita Cemetery is marked by a bronze statue of Carlos Gardel, the singer portrayed smiling in a suit with one hand resting in his trouser pocket. Visitors regularly leave lit cigarettes in the statue's other hand,…
3. Mausoleo Miriam Alejandra "GILDA" BIANCHI
The final resting place of Myriam Alejandra Bianchi, known to the world as the singer Gilda, is located within the Chacarita Cemetery. You can identify her burial site by the persistent presence of colorful offerings—paper flowers,…
4. Mausoleum Gustavo Cerati
The final resting place of Gustavo Cerati is located within the expansive grounds of La Chacarita Cemetery in Buenos Aires. Unlike many of the grander, ornate mausoleums found throughout this ninety-five-hectare site, the musician’s grave…
5. Panteón de Actores
The Panteón de la Asociación Argentina de Actores stands within the grounds of the Chacarita Cemetery, identifiable by its neoclassical architecture and a series of columns that mirror the designs of ancient monuments. Founded in nineteen…
6. Mausoleo Alfonsina STORNI
The mausoleum of Alfonsina Storni is marked by a three-meter-tall sculpture carved from pink granite sourced in the province of San Luis. It depicts a female figure in an assertive, forward-leaning posture that reflects the poet’s life and…
7. Tumba De Osvaldo Pugliese
The tomb of the legendary tango composer and orchestra conductor Osvaldo Pugliese is marked by a distinctive sculpture of the musician seated at his piano. Located within the vast grounds of the Chacarita Cemetery, this monument serves as…