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Museum
of Man and Nature
Located
on the corner of 25 de Mayo and España streets
Tel. 0264-4228993
Open Tuesday through Thursdays from 9:30 to 12 a.m. and from 6 to
10p.m.; Fridays through Sundays from 9:30 to 12a.m. and form 6 to
12p.m.
This
is a private museum devoted to Natural Sciences. Its glass cases
exhibit animals stuffed by the museum's owner. It was inaugurated
in the month of June, 1997, and operates in the old sheds of the
General Belgrano Railway. There are also minerals, the remains of
a meteorite discovered in "Campo del Cielo", in the province of
Chaco, an important collection of mollusks, insects, crustaceans,
fishes, amphibians, reptiles and birds. It receives over 7,000 visitors
per year, most of which are schoolchildren. It was declared of provincial
interest by the government of San Juan.
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).
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