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Museo de Arte Español Enrique Larreta
Hispanophile novelist Enrique Larreta (1875–1961) resided in this elegant colonial-style house across from Plaza Belgrano, which now displays his private art collection to the public. It’s a grand and spacious old building, and contains classic Spanish art, period furniture, wood-c
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Casa de la Independencia
Unitarist lawyers and clerics declared Argentina’s independence from Spain on July 9, 1816, in this late-colonial mansion. Portraits of the signatories line the walls of the original room. There’s plenty of information in Spanish on the lead-up to this seismic event, and English gu
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Cabildo
This mid-18th-century town hall building is now a museum. It used to have colonnades that spanned Plaza de Mayo, but the building of surrounding avenues unfortunately destroyed them. Inside youll find a few mementos of the early 19th-century British invasions, some paintings in col
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Aquarium Mar del Plata
Located 14km south of the center, near the lighthouse, is Mar del Plata’s aquarium. Animals on display include penguins, flamingos, crocodiles and lots of fish. There are sea-lion, dolphin and waterskiing shows, along with a cinema. Those concerned with the welfare of sea mammals s
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Museo Nacional del Teatro
This small museum traces Argentine theater from its colonial beginnings, stressing the 19th-century contributions of the Podestá family – Italian immigrants who popularized the gauchesca (gaucho literature) drama Juan Moreira . Items include a gaucho suit worn by Gardel in his Holl
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Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
In 1613 Fray Fernando de Trejo y Sanabria founded the Seminario Convictorio de San Javier, which, after being elevated to university status in 1622, became the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba . The university is the country’s oldest and contains, among other national treasures, par
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Cascadas de Arroyo Blanco & Coa Có
These two waterfalls are a moderately easy, two-hour round-trip walk from town that can be done without a guide. Walk uphill on the street running beside the guardaparque (park ranger) office and follow the signs. From where the path forks at the open field it’s 500m on the left to
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Museo del Hombre Chaqueño
This small but excellent museum is run by enthusiastic staff (some English spoken) who talk you through displays covering the three main pillars of Chaco population: indigenous inhabitants (there are some excellent ceramics and Toba musical instruments here); criollos who resulted
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Museo de Artes Plásticas Eduardo Sívori
Named for an Italo-Argentine painter who studied in Europe, this modern museum of Argentine art has open spaces allowing frequent and diverse exhibitions. Sívori’s Parisian works reflect European themes, but later works returned to Argentine motifs, mainly associated with rural lif
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Museo Histórico de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
In 1613 Fray Fernando de Trejo y Sanabria founded the Seminario Convictorio de San Javier, which, after being elevated to university status in 1622, became the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. The university is the country’s oldest and contains, among other national treasures, part
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Casa de Horacio Quiroga
Uruguayan writer Horacio Quiroga was a get-back-to-nature type who found his muse in the rough-and-ready Misiones backwoods lifestyle. His simple stone house at the southern end of town (a 30-minute walk) was built by himself. An adjacent wooden house is a reconstruction made for a
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Nono & Museo Rocsen
Operated by Juan Santiago Bouchon, an anthropologist, curator and passionate collector who first came to Argentina in 1950 as cultural attaché to the French embassy, this eclectic museum reveals just how strange the world really is. It contains more than 11,000 pieces, including an
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Museo de Armas
Even if you’ve spent time in the armed forces, you probably have never seen so many weapons of destruction. This maze-like museum exhibits a frighteningly large but excellent collection of over 3500 bazookas, grenade launchers, cannons, machine guns, muskets, pistols, armor, lances
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Ship Graveyard
Just past the sea lion colony is the ports fantastic graveyard of ruined ships, half-sunken and rusting in the sun. Here the Escollera Sur (southern jetty) begins its long stretch some 2km out to sea, with panoramic views of the city from its tip. Climb the yellow ladders and walk
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Samay Huasi
Joaquín V González, writer and founder of the prestigious La Plata university in Buenos Aires, used this verdant ranch 2km from Chilecito as his country retreat. González’ bedroom is preserved, as well as scrapbook material from his life. More interesting is a collection of paintin
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Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur
The beautifully marshy land of this 350-hectare nature reserve has become a popular site for weekend picnics and walks. Bring binoculars if you’re a birder – over 300 bird species can be spotted, along with river turtles, iguanas and nutria. Further in at the eastern shoreline of t
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Parque Nacional Finca El Rey
Confined to a narrow strip no wider than about 50km (31mi), Argentinas subtropical humid forests extend from the Bolivian frontier south of Tarija almost to the border of Tucumán and Catamarca provinces. Comprising 44,000 hectares (108,726 acres), Parque Nacional Finca El Rey is th
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Espacio Memoria y Derechos Humanos
Argentina’s Dirty War (1976-83) was the darkest chapter in its history. Human-rights groups estimate that up to 30,000 people were kidnapped, tortured and killed under the military dictatorship of Jorge Rafael Videla. Most of these atrocities happened right here at this old Naval c
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Santa Ana
At Santa Ana, which was founded in 1633 but moved here in 1660, dense forest has been partially removed to reveal a settlement that had over 7000 Guaraní inhabitants at its peak. The enormous 140m-sq plaza attests to its importance. The muscular church’s thick walls and photogenic
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Plaza San Martín & Around
Córdoba’s lovely and lively central plaza dates from 1577. Its western side is dominated by the white arcade of the restored Cabildo (colonial town-council building), completed in 1785 and containing three interior patios, as well as basement cells. All are open to the public as pa
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