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Museum
of Entomology
Almirante
Brown 500
Department of Agricultural Zoology of the School of Agronomy of
the National University of Cuyo
Tel. 0261-4960004 / 4960469 - Ext. 2003
Schedule visit by telephone.
This
museum comprises one large hall exhibiting all the insect species
to be found in the province of Mendoza that were collected by personnel
from the Department of agricultural Zoology. All the exhibits have
been systematically classified by insect orders and families. There
are also species from other regions in the country. The museum organizes
guided tours for primary and secondary schoolchildren. Aside from
the exhibits displayed in glass cases, there is also highly didactic
computer-generated graphic material available. This museum works
in cooperation with the museum of Natural Sciences of La Plata and
the Bernardino Rivadavia Museum of Buenos Aires.
Chacras de Coria
Chacras de Coria belongs to the department of Luján de Cuyo. It
is located 14km. away from the Capital of Mendoza down national
route No.40 (Southern Access).

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