Regional Eco Museum

Ozamis 914 Municipal Cultural Bureau
Tel. No. 0261-4975255 / 4974157
Open Mondays through Fridays from 7:30a.m. to 1:30p.m. and Saturdays from 9a.m. to 1:30p.m.

This museum comprises 17 halls devoted to natural sciences with an ecological approach. Some of its halls exhibit fossils found in the Malargüe area and archaeological remains discovered in Barrancas. The main hall has been set to reproduce an arctic area. Another of its halls reproduces a tropical jungle with its flora and fauna. There are specific sectors devoted to mineralogy, paleontology and anthropology. Special emphasis is given to air, water and land ecosystems and the manner in which animals adapt to their surroundings. The museum also provides information concerning the manner in which areas affected by environmental problems are treated. This institution was created upon the initiative of four secondary schoolchildren in 1993. It operates in a house built in 1910 that belonged to the owners of La Colina de Oro winery. It is a one-story-high chalet with a small basement built in classical French style.

Maipú
Maipú is at the doorway to the city of Mendoza, distant 18 km. from the capital. To get there one must take the expressway of the route that coincides with national route No.40 or the Southern Access - Juan José Paso Branch - that goes to Luján de Cuyo, where there is also a number of large wineries.