The Museo Histórico Colonial Alemán was built with assistance from Germany and is managed by the Universidad Austral. It features nearly perfect reconstructions of a water-powered mill, a blacksmith's house and a farmhouse and belfry set among manicured gardens. It is considered the best museum on German colonialism in the region.
Museo Histórico Alemán
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