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Penitentiary Museum and Library
San
Jerónimo 1168
Tel. 0342-459877
Open Mondays through Fridays from 8 to 12 a.m.
This
museum has only one hall containing material related to the penitentiary
service of the province. Exhibity include items manufactured by
the internees, an old cart used for the transport of prisoners and
replicas of the different cells. There is also a collection of uniforms,
different utensils used by the police, weapons and tools.
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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