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*Atuel Canyon Circuit.................................................. |
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*San Rafael City......................................................... |
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*Diamante River.......................................................... |
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San Rafael City
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FAUSTO Y ELENA BURGOS’ HOUSE
These two local writers legated their big house from the beginning
of the 20th Century to the city and it includes a 3,000
book library and a varied collection of Incan culture works of art,
silver sculptures, musical instruments and graphic works. It is
located on Chile with Saavedra Streets. Fausto Burgos was born in
Tucumán Province in 1888 and studied in Salta and Catamarca
Provinces. He became a teacher and taught for a number of years. He
then studied Mathematics in La Plata.
He
was always close to the literary publishing books and writing for
newspapers. He lived in Jujuy Province until he definitely settled
in San Rafael. He had a great spirit of adventure which took him on
many journeys but he kept coming back to San Rafael to teach and
write.
He
writes copiously about cultural attitudes, habits, language
peculiarities, names of plants, animals and winds with strict
details saving a wide spectrum of folk knowledge.
Make a previous appointment with the owners by calling (0267) 21382.
GENERAL SAN MARTIN PLAZA
French citizen Rodolfo Iselin, one of the main pioneers of San
Rafael, donated the land for building this picturesque plaza. The
designed was created by engineer Fiorini and it has had the present
design since 1925. It has an equestrian monument of San Martin in
bronze and a base of stones from the area. General san Martin is
seen lifting his right arm and pointing the way that Army of Los
Andes followed in order to liberate the peoples of South America
from the colonial control of the Spanish Crown.
IMMIGRANTS PLAZA
This
piazza was built in order to honor Italian immigrants who through
great effort worked to enrich these latitudes. The first locomotive
that arrived in San Rafael in 1903 can be appreciated here. The
Railway Municipal Museum and the Artisan Market can be found
opposite the piazza and behind it respectively.
SAN RAFAEL ARCHANGEL CATHEDRAL
It
is located opposite San Martin Plaza at the corner of Belgrano and
Pellegrini Streets and was built in neocolonial style starting in
1935 and was finished in 1952. Monsignor Ernesto Vicente de Miguel
worked arduously during construction and was the parson from 1941
until 1985. His body rests on the right hand side outer section of
the entrance where a block marble stone can be seen. To the right of
the Cathedral there is a tower, San Marco, which was donated by the
Viñuela Family in 1952.
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