Carmen De PatagonesSights

Sights in Carmen De Patagones

  1. A

    Templo Parroquial Nuestra Señora del Carmen

    Salesians built the Templo Parroquial Nuestra Señora del Carmen in 1883. Its image of the Virgin, dating from 1780, is southern Argentina's oldest, and two of the original seven Brazilian flags captured in 1827 are on the altar.

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  2. B

    Museo Histórico Emma Nozzi

    The Museo Histórico Emma Nozzi houses an impressive collection of artifacts from Argentina’s southern frontier, including details on Carmen de Patagones former black slave population.

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  3. C

    Cuevas Maragatas

    The Cuevas Maragatas, excavated in the riverbank, sheltered the first Spanish families who arrived in 1779.

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  4. D

    La Carlota

    La Carlota is a former private residence (c 1800) decorated with typical 19th-century furnishings.

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  5. E

    Rancho de Rial

    The Rancho de Rial is an 1820 adobe that belonged to Carmen de Patagones first elected mayor.

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  6. F

    Casa de la Cultura

    The early-19th-century Casa de la Cultura was the site of a tahona (flour mill).

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  7. G

    Torre del Fuerte

    Torre del Fuerte is the last vestige of the 1780 fort that once occupied the entire block.

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