* Adventure Tourism. San Martín offers the possibili
ty
of riding horses, panoramic flights and thus observing the
largest productive oasis from the air; another possibility is to
go riding in a four wheel drive vehicle through the dunes in the
north of the department, participating in meetings of
motorcyclists and motorists. In 2006 was inaugurated the
Speedway Jorge Angel Pena, where every year national races are
carried out.
*
Religious Tourism. Visit the Oratory of Alto Salvador (1852),
the Chapel Nuestra Señora de Belén in the district of Buen Orden
(1880), La Capilla de Chapanay, La Inmaculada Concepción de
Palmira, or visit the Árbol de la Vida in the District of
Chivilcoy. In the city of San Martín, Nuestra Señora del Carmen
de Cuyo, Virgen and General of the army of Los Andes as well as
Patron of the Department.
* Historic Tourism. Rutas Sanmartinianas.
Visit the former ranch and property of General San Martin;
observe the various works he pushed forward for the benefit of
all people, such as the irrigation systems "Canal de la Patria",
the flour mill and the "Camino de la Patria" (Route 50). This
site once was part of the dream of General San Martin to spend
his last days as a farmer and as an ordinary neighbour of San
Martín.
* Sightseeing and Shopping Tour.
Tourists can choose among all the opportunities provided by the
Department of San Martín. Check out squares, monuments, quaint
buildings, groves and walkways combined with shops in the city
of San Martín, or the facilities of the Agnesi City Park next to
Greek Theatre, or the Jorge Angel Pena Speedway. In addition,
enjoy the casino, pubs, restaurants or bars.
* Monument to General San Martin in
the
Town Square: It was demarcated in the year 1823, under the
request of Governor Pedro Molina, in tribute to the founder
neighbour, General Don José de San Martín. In the year of the
centenary of the May Revolution, a committee of ladies from the
place went to the municipal authorities to request the
construction of a monument in memory of San Martín. It remains
in the square and consists of a statue of the General on his
horse, pointing towards the Andes Mountain.
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