Herb Museum of the Botanic Institute of the Northeast of the School of Agronomy

Sargento Cabral 2131
Tel. 03783-427309
Visits must be scheduled beforehand

This museum comprises two specially refrigerated and conditioned halls. Amongst the native plants on display, there are orchids, lapacho and timbo trees. Exhibits include all cultivated species with a special area devoted to the different varieties of yerba mate (Mate is a tea like South American beverage made from the dried leaves - "yerba" - of an evergreen tree). In order to preserve the plants they are first dried with a stove, then pressed and finally submerged in mercury bichloride.

Corrientes
The city of Corrientes, located on the banks of the Paraná River is the capital of the province of Corrientes- It lies 860km -Way from the Federal Capital. In order to get there from Buenos Aires, one must travel down national route No. 9 up to its intersection with national route No. 12. One must then take this route to Cross the Zarate-Brazo Largo railway complex and then carry on down it up to Corrientes. Amongst the attractions worth visiting are the convents of San Francisco (st. Francis) and de la Merced (of Mercy),covered with Carrara marble, and the church of the Holy Cross of Miracles.