Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Museo Malvinas Argentinas
MUSEUM
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( 437618; cnr Pasteur & Av San Martín; 11am-6pm Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm Sat & Sun)
Perhaps a must-see for Brits, this museum gets inside the Argentine claim to the Islas
Malvinas. Exhibits include signs made by ex-combatants and a video on the subject in
English.
Plaza San Martín
PLAZA
Pretty, with quiet benches in the shade of poplars and purple-blossom jacarandas.
Museo de los Pioneros
MUSEUM
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( 437763; cnr Elcano & Alberdi; 10am-7pm)
In a prefabricated 1890s metal-clad
house shipped from England, this museum has good displays on early immigrant life.
Funda Cruz
CULTURAL CENTER
(G Lista 60)
An attractive, imported, prefabricated wooden house. Once a customs office,
it now hosts cultural activities as well as a
salón de té
(teahouse).
Tours
The large penguin rookery at Cabo Vírgenes, 140km southeast of Río Gallegos, can be
visited from October to March. Excursions can be booked through
Al Sur Turismo
(
436743;
www.alsurturismo.com.ar
; Errazuriz 194)
; an eight-hour trip costs AR$390 per per-
son, with a minimum of three travelers (plus AR$15 park admission). Prices go up for
smaller groups.
Sleeping
Since hotels cater mainly to business travelers, good-value budget accommodations are
scarce.
El Viejo Miramar
HOTEL $
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