Sights in Yapeyú
- Sort by:
- Popular
-
Casa de San Martín
It’s a measure of the esteem that Argentines hold for the Liberator that they have built Casa de San Martín, an ornate building to protect the ruins of the house where he was born in 1778 and lived his first three years. The house actually dates from the early 17th century and was one of the Jesuit buildings. San Martín’s parents’ remains are here, and a campaign is underway to bring the man himself (he currently rests in the cathedral of Buenos Aires). No chance.
reviewed
-
Museo Sanmartiniano
On the southern edge of town, four blocks south of the Plaza San Martín, the army barracks house a museum, the Museo Sanmartiniano. As well as various San Martín paraphernalia, it also has some objects from the Jesuit period, including a wooden Christ found in mud by the Río Uruguay. Charmingly, and typically for provincial museums in Argentina, there are also a couple of objects that aren’t really on the program: an unusually twisted eucalyptus branch, for example.
reviewed
-
Museo de la Cultura Jesuítica
On the south side of the Plaza San Martín is the Museo de la Cultura Jesuítica, set among the ruins of what was once the Jesuit mission’s church and cloister. If you read Spanish, it’s an excellent museum, with a comprehensive overview of the missions in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay and detailed information on all aspects of those fascinating communities. The photographic displays are also good, and the museum would make a useful first stop on a tour of the Jesuit zone.
reviewed