Tierra Santo, Buenos Aires

World's first religious theme park. Large lines to get in today and tons of kids. You have the ability to, as the sign says, "See Jerusalem Every Day In Buenos Aires"

Very popular and the kids seemed to love it. There are tons of famous stages scenes (think Noah's Ark, the Crucifixion, the Resurrection, Stations of the Cross etc). All executed in these fiberglass/resin life size creatures.

For the Resurrection scene, that was not operating on Good Friday (should have guessed that) but when it does, an enormous Christ rises from a mountain and has about 35 different moving parts so he can bless the crowd. He normally rises every 30 minutes on the quarter hours.

Argentina is 92% Catholic and while a smaller percentage practice actively, this is a big 4 day weekend. Good Friday is the quietest day in the year with most things closed.

Of course it helps with the mood that Pope Francis was born here and served as the Archbishop and Cardinal of Buenos Aires.

Below you see Calvary/Golgotha and the Wailing Wall.