La Chacarita Cemetery, Cemetery in Chacarita, Buenos Aires, Argentina
La Chacarita is a public cemetery in the district of the same name. Wide avenues run between marble vaults, tombs and family chapels built in different architectural styles.
The grounds were established in 1871 during a yellow fever epidemic, when existing burial sites in the city ran out of space. Over the decades, the site was expanded several times to meet further demand.
The cemetery has designated sections for Argentina's artistic community, including writers, composers and actors. The name comes from "chacarita", a diminutive of the Quechua word "chácara", meaning farm or smallholding, after the Jesuit college's land here. Former president Juan Perón was buried here until his remains were moved in 2006 to a mausoleum at his home in San Vicente.
Access is through several entrances along Guzmán Street, reachable by Metro Line B to Federico Lacroze station. Shaded paths under trees offer orientation, and a map at the main gate helps locate well-known graves.
During the epidemic, a special funeral train transported coffins from the city center all the way here. The dedicated rail connection made burials easier when the streets were overwhelmed.
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