Situated on an estuary of the Rio de la Plata River, Buenos Aires is the center of commerce, arts, politics, and culture in Argentina. Buenos Aires contains all kinds of unique attractions, including massive parks, extravagant government buildings, and impressive museums.
Things to Do in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Born to a wealthy family, Rufina Cambaceres was a popular socialite at age 19. One day she collapsed unexpectedly while getting ready to attend a show. Three doctors were called in to assess her condition, and each doctor proclaimed her to be dead due to a heart attack. A funeral was held for the young woman and she was placed in mausoleum. However, days after her death, a cemetery worker discovered that Rufina’s coffin had moved and had been broken in several places. The worker was horrified to find scratch marks on the inside of the coffin. The truthfulness of this story is up for debate, but visitors can see Rufina’s extravagant tomb, built by her mother as a solemn tribute, at the Recoleta Cemetery.
Tomb of Rufina Cambaceres, Cementario de la Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Argentina
The Manzana de las Luces
The Manzana de las Luces was once home to Argentina’s first national library and also served as a college and county legislature seat. Today, the complex is mainly known for being a linkage point in Buenos Aires’ underground tunnel system. The tunnels beneath the city have baffled experts for years. Engineers first discovered them in the mid-1800s, but little is known about their purpose, even today. A popular theory states that the tunnels are the remnants of an incomplete attempt by Jesuit priests to connect important buildings throughout the city. Some people speculate that many other tunnels lie undiscovered beneath Buenos Aires.
The Manzana de las Luces, Peru 272, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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