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Juan de Garay Ethnographic and Colonial Museum
25
de Mayo 1470
Tel. 0342-4595857
Open Tuesdays and Fridays from 8:30 to 12 a.m. and from 3:30 to
8:30 p.m.; Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 4 to 6:30 p.m. in
wintertime, and from 4 to 7 p.m. in summertime.
This museum is devoted to archaeology and harbors different items
recovered from the ruins of the primitive city of Santa Fe. Exhibits
also include Indian pottery and objects. Amongst the articles on
display there is a Mocoví pipe discovered in the primitive city
of Santa Fe and dating from the16th century small bronze vessels
used as measuring units and spanish medals dating from 1630 belonging
to different orders. One of its most valuable pieces is the will
of Jerónima Contreras, daughter of Juan de Garay. There is also
a colonial tile beating an inscription of a psalm in Latin and zoomorphic
figures from the American puna (high, cold, arid plateau in the
Andean region).
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.
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