Welcome to the archaeological visit to Ciudad Vieja de Mendoza!
If you are passionate about archeology, get to know the Foundational Area of the City of Mendoza with us.
We are guides and passionate about history and local heritage, pioneers in walking excursions in Mendoza.
After a short trip by public transport, we are going to visit:
- Casa de San Martín archaeological museum
- Archaeological Museum of the Foundational Area
- Jesuit-Franciscan Ruins
All this from a critical perspective without institutional commitments in a 2 1/2 hour tour.
We finished in Plaza Independencia to recognize the contrast with the New City.
Don't miss the opportunity to book our free tour and understand our past from the original peoples based on archaeological finds from 1500 years ago to NE, Mendoza as the southern border of the Inca Empire. Then the Spanish conquest process, from the founding of Mendoza in 1561, to continue with the independence process, which includes the government of General San Martín between 1814 and 1816 and the preparations of the Army of the Andes. To conclude in the tragic earthquake of 1861, after which it was decided to locate the city center 2 km (New City).
We leave Wednesday at 10.30 am and 3.30 pm.
On Wednesdays the museum has free access.
Since we travel by bus, it is important that you bring your SUBE card or let us know if you don't have one so that our guide can pay for your ticket.