Regional Museum

Located at the intersection of Luis Manzueto de Fuentes and 25 de Mayo streets
Aimogasta Cultural Center Tel. No. 0827-20115
From Mondays through Fridays from 8 to 12a.m.
and from 5 to 8p.m.

This museum was created by the Science Club of Aimogasta in 1971. lt harbors regional, archaeological and biological pieces in addition to woven fabrics, craftwork and popular imagery. It also houses an interesting collection of fans, a sunshade made of only one piece, a Japanese lacquered table, coffeepots, the first thermos bottle that arrived from the U.S., turnstiles, an iron and a saddle dating back to the period of the Conquest of the Desert. There are also stuffed animals such as condors, iguanas and flamingoes. Enclosed in glass cases there are skulls, human bones, statuettes, a collection of classified stones from the Cerro de la Cruz, bird skeletons and a collection of coins and paper money.

Aimogasta
Aimogasta is the capital of the department of Arauco and is located 130km. away from the city of La Rioja on national route No. 75. It lies on the last spurs of Sierra de Velasco and has large olive plantations. The oldest olive tree in the country stands very near the town of Arauco and dates back to the 17th century.