Museum and archive of Santa Elena

Presidente Peron no number
Tel. 03437-481144
Open Saturdays through Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

This museum has two halls offer insight into the history of the town and its people. It harbors many items that belonged to the "Establecimientos Argentinos de Bovril" industrial plant which was the only work source in the town. Amongst these items there is a British flag that was formerly hoisted together with the Argentine flag, scales employed for weighing the wood that was used to power the steam boilers and old-fashioned gauges. There are also birth certificates dating from the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century and a collection of old photographs. Santa Elena was a private town with a deep water port that grew around the industrial plant. In days gone by it had stronger connection with London than with Buenos Aires.

Santa Elena
Santa Elena lies 135km. away from the city of Paraná. To get there from the provincial capital one must travel down national route No. 12 and then cover 15km. down the access road.