"Dr. Julio Marc" Historical Provincial Museum of Rosario

Independence Park
Tel. 0341-4219678
Open Tuesdays through Fridays from 9 to 12:30 a.m. and from 3 to 6 p.m.; Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 3 to 6:30 p.m.

This museum comprises 29 halls devoted to Indian and Spanish American art, silverwork archaeology and folklore. Some of its halls are devoted to Argentine history and the history of the city. There is also a recreation of a "pulpería" (a typical Latin American store combining the sale of grocery and other products and the sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks). Worthy of mentioning are a ceramic vessel pertaining to the Aguada culture (650-850A.C.) from the Argentine Northwest; a polychrome distempered wooden sculpture of St. Anne and the Virgin Child dating from the 18th century; an altar made entirely of silver from the city of Potosí dating from the same period, and a carved polychromed gourd from the area near Ayacucho in Perú.

Rosario
Rosario is located on the Paraná River and ranks third amongst Argentina's most important cities. It lies 167km. away from the city of Santa Fe 306km away from the city of Buenos Aires. It is joined to the provincial capital by the Rosario-Santa Fe express way, and to the city of Buenos Aires by route No.9 which is also an express way up to Rosario. A must in the city of Rosario is the Monument to the Flag erected near the slopes bordering the Paraná River at the site where Manuel Belgrano (1770-1820, Argentine general and creator of the National Flag) hoisted the Agentine for the first time in 1812. The tower of this monument rises over 70m. high and one can take an elevator up to the top to enjoy a magnificent view of the city the river. The monument is flanked by the coats of arms of all the provinces by four Incaic suns.