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crafts) as well as a good shop, but the highlight is watching the students being taught to
work leather, silver, bone and wood by master craftspeople. Other rooms around the
courtyard are occupied by working artisans who will sell to you directly. The museum
guides are enthusiastic, knowledgeable and friendly.
Museo Histórico de Corrientes
MUSEUM
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(9 de Julio 1044; 8am-noon & 4-8pm Tue-Fri, 9am-noon & 4-7pm Sat)
This museum is
set around an attractive patio and exhibits weapons, antique furniture, coins, and items
dealing with religious and civil history. It's a little bit higgledy-piggledy, but staff are
proud of the exhibition and keen to chat. The room on the War of the Triple Alliance is
the most interesting.
Teatro Juan de Vera
THEATRE
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(San Juan 637; ticket office 9am-12.30pm & 6-9pm Tue-Fri, 10am-1pm & 6-9pm Sat)
A
striking belle-epoque building; ask at the ticket office if you can have a peek inside to see
the beautiful treble-galleried theater and its painted ceiling. The cupola retracts when
management fancies a starlit performance.
Festivals & Events
Corrientes' traditionally riotous
Carnaval Correntino
competes with Gualeguaychú's for
the title of the country's best. Celebrated over four consecutive weekends starting nine
weeks before Easter, Carnaval's parades along the
costanera
attract participants from
neighboring provinces and countries, with huge crowds.
Sleeping
Many Corrientes hotels offer a 10% discount for paying cash.
Bienvenida Golondrina
HOSTEL $
( 443-5316;
www.bienvenidagolondrina.com
;
La Rioja 455; dm AR$85, s/d AR$200/280;
)
Occupying a marvelous centenarian building, all high ceilings, stained glass and
artistic flourishes, this hostel makes a great base a few steps from the
costanera
. Com-
