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Funny how a newspaper article can draw attention to a law passed a year & a half ago. La Naci\u00f3n<\/em> reported on 17 Nov 2015<\/a> that Recoleta Cemetery would begin to charge an admission fee soon… well, maybe.<\/p>\n The city legislature passed Law 4977<\/a> in May 2014, establishing a series of measures to guarantee burial rights to all residents of Buenos Aires as well as promote architectural heritage & culture to visitors. It’s about time some regulations were put into place… I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve had to bite my tongue because I overheard guides give false information during a tour!<\/p>\n Chapter 4 of Law 4977 breaks the situation down in seven sections:<\/p>\n No specifics are mentioned as to the amount to be charged or a deadline to have some system in place.<\/p>\n For several years I have followed a blog written by the Asociaci\u00f3n de Gu\u00edas de Turismo de Buenos Aires<\/em> (AGuiTBA). On November 10th\u2014a week before the article in La Naci\u00f3n<\/em>\u2014they posted<\/a> that a big meeting had been held with the General Director of Cemeteries, tourism agencies & other interested parties. An agreement was reached to postpone<\/strong> charging any national or foreign tourists 100 pesos, previously set to take effect on November 15th. The main reason for postponement was that many operators had already been paid for tours which included a visit to the Recoleta Cemetery.<\/p>\n So by our understanding a fee is coming. Likely 100 pesos. But the date has yet to be set. As more information becomes available, we’ll post it here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Funny how a newspaper article can draw attention to a law passed a year & a half ago. La Naci\u00f3n reported on 17 Nov 2015…<\/p>\n\n