"Municipal Historical Museum and Archives

25 de Mayo 318
Municipality Tel. No. 03493-420135
Open Mondays through Fridays from 9 to 11 a.m. and from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Also open the first Saturday and third Sunday of each month from 5 to 7p.m.

This museum has seven halls devoted to the history and objects of Los Sunchales Fort that was created on April 11, 1796. The purpose behind the creation of this and other forts was to close off the Indians and to protect the mercury sent from Spain to Buenos Aires and transported from this city up to Peru. In addition to all the items that preserve the memory of the old fort and the first colonizers that inhabited the region another items on display is the Berlin that won the 500 miles race held in Rafaela.

Sunchales
Sunchales lies 135km away from the city of Santa Fe. In order to get there from the Provincial capital one must follow national route No.19 up to its intersection with national route No.34 and then turn down this route towards the North.