
This is one theme park where you can forget about roller coasters.

At Tierra Santa near Buenos Aires, Argentina, which once claimed to be the world's first religious theme park, everything is about Jesus.

There are even interactive crucifixions and daily resurrections at the park.

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Tierra Santa in Buenos Aires hosts live re-enactments of the crucifixion with staff dressed in traditional outfits

It focuses on different aspects of Jesus' life, including the nativity (above), but it also covers the Old and New Testaments

The religious theme park is the first of its kind in Argentina and was opened in 2,000 when Pope Francis was still the Archbishop of Buenos Aires

Tierra Santa, which translates to Holy Land from Spanish, has now billed itself as the first of its kind in Latin America.

It was opened in 2,000, at a time when Pope Francis was still the Archbishop of Buenos Aires.

Labelled as 'Christianity's answer to Disneyland' by Thrillist, the attraction is a reproduction of ancient Jerusalem.

Despite its historical setting, visitors can also learn about other parts of the Bible.

Its 37 different simulations depict everything from the Creation and Noah's Ark to seeing the scenes at the Last Supper and regular renditions of the Resurrection, according to The Argentina Independent.

Pictures taken by news agency Reuters show how visiting children take part in the park's crucifixion displays by helping to carry wooden crosses through the streets.

In a harrowing scene, an actor playing a blood-splattered Jesus carries a cross as a Roman soldier whips him.

He then portrays the crucifixion as crowds look on, before Resurrection displays using a robotic Jesus - a scene repeated several times a day.

As well as live shows of carpentry, puppetry and Arabic dancing, there's also audience participation in the crucifixion (above)

Staff are dressed in traditional garments and there are even actors dressed as Mary and Joseph in the park

Its 37 different simulations depict everything from the Creation and Noah's Ark to scenes at the Last Supper and regular renditions of the Resurrection

A video of the park by Maks Lemos showed park staff dressed in costumes from the Roman era greeting and entertaining guests.

Many of the sets have music and animation to bring the scenes to life.

At weekends and during holidays, there's also special performances, including Arabic dancing, puppetry and carpentry.

Even the food is themed around the era.

Two of the three restaurants offer foods from the Middle East, taking inspiration from Arabic and Armenian cuisines.

However, there is also a pizzeria for those who can't part with a slice of modernity.

Many of the sets have music and animation to bring the scenes to life. The Resurrection takes place several times a day

Even the food is themed around the era. Two of the three restaurants offer foods from the Middle East, taking inspirations from Arabic and Armenian cuisines

The park is dubbed 'Christianity's answer to Disneyland' and is designed to look like ancient Jerusalem

Entry to the park costs $130 for adults and $55 for children.

Despite the fact that Lonely Planet has called the attraction 'a very tacky place', it's had surprisingly positive reviews on TripAdvisor where the majority of visitors said they enjoyed the theme park.

There were reviewer who didn't like their experience.

Solita A, who gave the attraction a rating of just one, wrote: 'Hilarious! I would only recommend this to die hard Christians.'

But Tierra Santa is hardly the only Biblical theme park in the world.

One of the biggest attractions is The Holy Land Experience in Orlando, Florida, which is still open to visitors.

The theme park features more than 30 different attractions and points of interest.

In 2013, MailOnline reported that another theme park, Holy Land USA in Waterbury, Connecticut, had around 40,000 visitors a year during its peak in the 60s and 70s.

However, after its founder died, the park fell into disrepair and has since become a crumbling wasteland.

Entry to the park costs $130 for adults and $55 for children. There are also some concession tickets