Casa de San Martín

Iguazú Falls & the Northeast


An ornate pavilion protects the remains of the sturdy stone house, once a guesthouse for people coming to trade with the Jesuit missions, in which the Liberator San Martín was born. In truth, there isn't a great deal to see, but it's interesting to see the veneration – which you might see as having a somewhat hysterical, overblown edge – in which he is held in Argentina.


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Nearby Iguazú Falls & the Northeast attractions

1. Museo de la Cultura Jesuítica

0.15 MILES

On a corner of the plaza, this is on the site of the ruins of the Jesuit church; there's not much left but they are some of the last ruins left in town…