{
  "id": 767179,
  "title": "From aristocratic vault to café: Buenos Aires tenders old tombs at La Recoleta cemetery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/from-aristocratic-vault-to-cafe-buenos-aires-tenders-old-tombs-at-la",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-13T12:54:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "El Pais English",
    "slug": "el-pais-english",
    "url": "https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-08-13/from-aristocratic-vault-to-cafe-buenos-aires-tenders-old-tombs-at-la-recoleta-cemetery.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Behind Evita’s grave in Buenos Aires’ La Recoleta Cemetery, a man directs visitors to a vault once owned by the Girado family. The government has now put out a tender to lease and operate the space as a gift shop and café. The Girado family vault, built in 1822, is one of 90 declared National Historic Monuments within the cemetery. It will host takeout items and nighttime tours, with a monthly fee of 1.6 million pesos and 20% of the revenue from tours. The vault was recently returned to the city after an administrative process, but remains under guard by security personnel who have denied the identity of the vault and tried to dissuade journalists. The city government has not yet received formal complaints about the tender.",
  "summary": "Local authorities in the capital of Argentina will allow limited commercial operation inside an abandoned pantheon that belonged to a wealthy family",
  "key_points": [
    "Buenos Aires government tendering old tombs in La Recoleta Cemetery",
    "Girado family vault, built in 1822, among 90 National Historic Monuments",
    "Vault to be leased as gift shop and café with monthly fee and tour revenue share"
  ],
  "editors_take": "La Recoleta Cemetery's repurposing of the historic Girado family vault shifts its use from exclusive aristocratic heritage to commercial public space, blending tourism with preservation.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "UK diplomats no longer get hardship bonus for being posted to Buenos Aires",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/uk-diplomats-no-longer-get-hardship-bonus-for-being-posted-to-buenos",
        "published": "2026-08-14T17:00:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}