“Tierra Santa”; Buenos Aire’s Jerusalem theme park. The park was not the tacky, touristy travesty that we had all hoped for, but still made a fun outing. The whole place was full of plastic Middle Eastern buildings and statues recreating scenes like Jesus expelling the money lenders. (There were even plastic palm trees next to the real palm trees, as if the parks’ designer didn’t realize that these things actually grow in Argentina). The tranquil music in the park actually set the stage well, and I was thrilled to see Roman guards wandering around, and people in Arabic style clothing sweeping. (Not to mention that it was awesome to finally be able to buy hummus and eggplant for lunch). I also desperately wanted to go on the merry-go-round (which featured donkeys, camels, and an angel on top), but, tragically for my merry-go-round fixation, it was closed. And only for children. We did go to see the several shows the park offers, including the Creation of the Universe, recreated through neon lights and moving robots of the first life.
The crowning moment was the Resurrection show, when a gigantic, 20-foot tall Jesus rose from the top of a hill to the sound of “Hallelujahs”.
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