"Professor Osmán Páez" Museum

Villa San José Vinchina Cultural Center
Tel. No.0825-94051
Open Mondays through Fridays from 8a.m. to 1p.m. and from 4 to 9p.m.

Exhibits include Indian objects and handwork donated by local families.
There is a plough that used to be pulled by oxen, a reclining armchair, leather trunks, whips used for driving animals, harnesses and lithic material gathered in the mountain region. There are also shoes for bulls that were taken on foot up to Chile. Amongst the archaeological remains, there are ceramics and bone pieces belonging to the Aguada culture.

Vinchina
Vinchina is located on provincial route No. 26, 335km. away from the city of La Rioja and 1,400m. above sea level. It lies in the "Quebrada de La Troya a geological formation with folds of nearly 90°.