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Museo Histórico Emma Nozzi
The Museo Histórico Emma Nozzi houses an impressive collection of artifacts from Argentina’s southern frontier, including details on Carmen de Patagones former black slave population.
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Museo Cóndor Huasi
Upstairs at the end of a shopping arcade at a corner of the plaza, this museum has a good archaeological collection, with a range of ceramics from different eras of settlement in the region.
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Museo Malvinas Argentinas
Perhaps a must-see for Brits, this museum gets inside the Argentine claim to the Islas Malvinas. New exhibits include signs made by ex-combatants and a video on the subject in English.
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NQN
One of the most important Patagonian wineries. Access is almost impossible without your own vehicle, but Turismo Arauquen can get you out here, often in combination with a paleontological tour.
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Centro Cultural Borges
One of the best cultural centers in BA, with inexpensive but high-quality art exhibitions and galleries, cinema, music, lectures, classes and workshops. Reasonably priced tango shows are also available.
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Fundación Patagonia Natural
A well-run nongovernmental organization, Fundación Patagonia Natural promotes conservation and monitors environmental issues. Volunteers here diligently nurse injured birds and marine mammals to health.
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Fin del Mundo
One of the most important Patagonian wineries. Access is almost impossible without your own vehicle, but Turismo Arauquen can get you out here, often in combination with a paleontological tour.
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Museo de la Patagonia
The museum is filled with archaeological and ethnographic materials, life-like stuffed animals and enlightening historical evaluations on such topics as Mapuche resistance to the Conquest of the Desert.
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Museo Nao Victoria
Relive Magellan’s landing at this museum and theme park with life-sized figures cloaked in armor and shown celebrating Mass and battling mutiny, at the port on a reproduction of the original ship.
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Monumento a Los Españoles
This magnificent white monument on broad Av del Libertador was built in 1927. The massive figures at its base represent four regions of Argentina: the Pampas, the Andes, the Chaco and Río de La Plata.
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Centro de Interpretacíon Historico
Small but informative, with a skeleton mold of Austroraptor Cabazai (found nearby) and Patagonian history displays. The friendly host invites museum-goers for a post-tour mate (a bitter ritual tea).
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Andresito statue
Pride of place on the Posadas costanera goes to this huge stainless-steel sculpture of Guaraní provincial strongman Andrés Guacarurí (Guazurary), looking like the Tin Man in search of a heart.
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Schroeder
One of the most important Patagonian wineries. Access is almost impossible without your own vehicle, but Turismo Arauquen can get you out here, often in combination with a paleontological tour.
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Provincial Legislature
Recently granted protected status as National Monument, the seat of power of the provincial government is a stunning mix of neo-Italianate architecture and houses many fine works of art in its halls.
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Plazoleta Olazábal
The late Rogelio Yrurtia’s (1879–1950) works deal sympathetically with the struggles and achievements of working people; see his masterpiece Canto al Trabajo on the Plazoleta Olazábal in San Telmo.
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Iglesia de la Compañía
On the east side of the colonial square, the exterior simplicity of the Jesuit Iglesia de la Compañía masks an ornate interior. Dating from 1696, its the provinces best-preserved colonial church.
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Museo de Artes Visuales
Adjoined to the tourist office, this small visual-arts museum features works on loan from the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires, as well as polished relics from Welsh colonization.
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Iglesia San Pedro Nolasco
The town’s lovely church in the Cuzco style dates from the 17th- and 18th-centuries, and features twin bell towers and a cactus-wood ceiling. The Stations of the Cross are tapestries by local artisans.
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Laguna Nimez
Alongside the lakeshore, north of town, Laguna Nimez is prime avian habitat – and a great place to spot flamingos – but watching birds from El Calafate’s shoreline on Lago Argentino can be just as good.
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Museo de Arte Contemporáneo
Worth checking out is Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, showcasing local and national artists.
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