"Florentino Ameghino" Provincial Museum of Natural Sciences

Primera Junta 2859
Tel. 0342-4523843
Open Mondays through Fridays from 8 to 12 a.m.; Mondays and Wednesdays open from 2:30 to 5:30p.m.

Its eight halls exhibit material related to zoology, botany, geology and paleontology of both Argentine and foreign origin. Its most important pieces are all the species belonging to the regional fauna that are on the verge of extinction. It harbors a collection of the insects found in the province of Santa Fe and a very complete collection of mollusks. It also comprises a library, a documentation center a periodicals and newspaper library and a video library.

Santa Fe
Santa Fe is the capital of the province of Santa Fe and the secondary city in importance after Rosario which is 167 away. The city of Santa Fe lies 475 km. away from the Capital City from which one must first travel down national route No.9 a then switch to national route No.11. Santa Fe is connected with the city of Paraná capital of Entre Ríos, by means of the Hernandarias Underwater Tunnel. A site worth visiting is Cayastá, located 80km. away from the city, where the primitive city of Santa Fe -now in ruins- was founded. Other interesting sites are the Convent of St. Francis, dating from 1680, which harbors the remains of Estanislao López and the Church of Our Lady of Miracles which is the oldestin the whole province.