Marta Pilar
Walk showing the work of artisans
While touring Plaza 9 de Julio and after visiting the Cathedral, I found a sign indicating that Paseo Bosetti was 250 yards away so I decided to go there. It was 7 pm, 35 º in the shade (but it did not seem it) and 30% humidity, my warm desire turned to adventure. There I learned that the land had been occupied and donated by the Bosetti family for a Municipal market. The original purpose has changed as today it is a "space for assembling cultural activities, seeking harmony of its elements, inviting recognition of the fundamental importance of enhancing the values of our culture and preserving the environment" as can be read on one of the marble slabs there and that is signed by then City Mayor Carlos Rovira in 1997.
Visit the Artisans Fair as it is also known, which has sculptures like a giant metal gaucho called "Monument to Mate" by Geronimo Rodriguez, the quintessential drink of the missionaries, and a large stone hand holding a ball. There are also painted wall murals (in color and black and white) trying to recreate the history of the city, mosaics with legends, "The Literary Trail" where they exhibit and sell new and used books, reed crafts, cane, gigantic tree trunks, carvings on demand, colorful jewelery (many made with vegetable seeds), decorative boxes, watercolors, tablecloths, painted bags, shawls, scarves and hammocks ... yes like those that are hung from trees and in which you can nap. In the middle of a small garden walk are some typical local trees and wooden benches under a weeping willow. This street has a direct connection with the Museum of Fine Arts and the Museum of Mate. The phone and the website are the website of the Ministry of Tourism of Misiones.
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