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| El Palmar National Park |
The
El Palmar National Park occupies a surface 8,500 hectares and contains the largest concentration of "yatay" palm trees in Argentina. It has various paths to practice trekking and two viewpoints, strategically situated in order to appreciate the local "lagarto" alligators, viscachas, "carpincho" capybaras, iguanas, parrots and local otters that live in a natural and highly visitor-friendly environment. There are also beautiful white-sand beaches to be enjoyed along the banks of the
Uruguay river.
The splendid
San José Palace, General Justo José Urquiza's old residence, is a few kilometers away, and remains an essential milestone of Argentine history. Built in 1848, the palace maintains the splendor of those bygone times with its thirty eight bedrooms. ample and exotic gardns, a chapel and large rooms where historical items are exhibited.
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Palacio San José
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