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Poets' Garden

Av. José Ignacio de la Roza, 4km. away from Rivadavia
Cultural Bureau Tel. No.: 0264-4214189
Permanently open.

This is an open-air museum located in a park at the foot of the hills in the "Quebrada" (ravine) El Zonda, where there is a group of sculptures that form the national emblem when viewed as a unit. The sculptures represent the most renowned Argentine writers and poets. There is a natural scenic viewpoint high up on one of the hills that provides a perfect sight of the emblem. There are sculptures of the most outstanding authors including Olegario Andrade, Leopoldo Lugones, Pedro Palacios (pen name: Almafuerte), José Mármol, Esteba Echeverría, Rafael Obligado, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, José Hernández and Alfonsina Storni, to mention just a few.

Rivadavia
The city of Rivadavia lies only 6km. away from the provincial capital along Benavídez Ave. that is the continuation of provincial route No.12.

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