Handicraft Museum and Market of the Province of San Juan

Located on the corner of España and San Luis
Cultural Secretariat Tel. No.: 0264-4214189
Open Mondays through Fridays from 8a.m. to 1p.m. and from 4 to 9p.m.

The museum comprises four halls exhibiting handicraft made by the local Indians using traditional methods. Worthy of mentioning are pieces carved in wood, bedspreads made of raw sheep wool colored with natural dyes, pieces crafted in raw hide by the Huarpes Indians, anthropomorphic vessels and knives made from pieces of old plowshares.

San Juan
San Juan, capital of the province of San Juan, was shaken by an earthquake in 1944 and was rebuilt on a modern design with a large number of parks and promenades. It lies 1,050km. away from the city of Buenos Aires along national routes No.7 (up to the city of San Luis) and 147. Another alternative is to travel up to Mendoza and then take route No.40 up to San Juan. The city harbors the natal homes of Domingo Faustino Sarmiento and Fray Justo Santa María de Oro. The province has important tourist attractions, the most traditional of which is known as the Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley).