La Plata, Argentina:

Catedral de la Plata

After I finished my work around Zapala and in Rosario, I hopped on the bus to Buenos Aires from where I visited nearby La Plata for half a day.

La Plata lies approximately 60 km southeast of Buenos Aires and both cities are conveniently well connected with local trains. Compared to its bigger brother, La Plata has a very relaxed small-town feeling to it (check out satellite pictures to see the amazing geometry of the city plan). Nevertheless, it boasts some great architectural sights including one of the biggest churches of South America, the Catedral de la Plata. Another must-see is the Museo de La Plata which houses excellent collections on palaeontology, zoology, anthropology, and archaeology. I particularly enjoyed seeing the huge skeletons of giant ground sloths and armadillos which roamed the South American countryside just a couple of thousand years ago!

Plaza Moreno and Catedral de la Plata

Catedral de la Plata

Catedral de la Plata

at the Plaza Moreno

Palacio Municipal

Palacio Municipal

Palacio Municipal

Teatro Argentino

Teatro Argentino

Palacio de la Legislatura

Pasaje Dardo Rocha

Plaza San Martin

Casa de Gobierno

Casa de Gobierno

Casa de Gobierno

street in La Plata

Casa Curutchet

Casa Curutchet

Paseo del Bosque

Paseo del Bosque

Museo de La Plata

saber-toothed cat

central hall

central hall

ichthyosaurs and dinosaurs

Neuquensaurus (=Titanosaurus)

giant ground sloth (Megatherium)

giant ground sloth (Megatherium)

giant armadillos (glyptodonts)

zoology collection

whale skeletons

zoology collection

zoology collection

first floor

central hall

archaeological artefact

anthropology collection

reconstruction of extinct animals

reconstruction of extinct animals

After visiting La Plata, my time in Argentina was finally over and I had to travel home to Germany.