"Father Diego de alfaro" Historical Museum and archive

Belgrano 845 Municipality of Apóstoles
Tel. No. 03758-422194
Open Mondays through Sundays from 7 to 12 a.m. and from 3 to 7 p.m.

This museum operates in the Cultural Center or "Stone House" - as it is known as in Apóstoles - that was built in 1902 using stones from the Jesuitical Reductions located in Apóstoles. The museum was named after the missionary and martyr who founded the town under the name of "Natividad" (Nativity) in 1633. One of its halls is devoted to prehistory and contains lithic and ceramic material from the different Indian cultures that inhabited the region The Jesuitical hall exhibits tiles, tombstones, engraved stones, wrought iron and objects made of lead and other metals. Finally, the Colonization hall contains objects from everyday life that preserve the memory of the first colonizers.

Apóstoles
Apóstoles lies 66 km. away from the city of Posadas and can be reached down national route No. 105. It is known as the "City of Flowers" and also hosts the Yerba Mate Nalional Festival (Mate is a tealike South American beverage made from the dried leaves -"yerba" - of an evergreen tree)