General San Martin Plaza
Schedule: Monday to Friday from 8 AM to 12 PM and 4 PM to 8 PM
Ticket cost: Free admission
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General San Martín Plaza
Location: Downtown, between Buenos Aires, Corrientes, Belgrano, and San Martín streets.
It is the oldest plaza in the city. It is a place to rest, do cultural activities, and hold public events.
It is 1 hectare and was built when the town was founded. At first, it had some playgrounds and a lot of sand. The design is geometric, with a central arch where all paths meet.
It had other names before: Plaza “B”, Sergeant Cabral Plaza, and General Bartolomé Mitre Plaza.
In the plaza, there is a basalt rock from the Yacyretá quarries. Also, there is a sculpture that shows the moon shining on the river, the symbol of the Yacyretá dam.
On San Martín street is the flagpole with the national flag and the flags of the province or Paraguay. Important ceremonies and parades take place here.
At the central arch is the monument to General San Martín, a bronze-colored bust on a brick pedestal.
On Belgrano street are the children’s playgrounds. On Corrientes street is the Ramón Méndez hemicycle, where cultural and music events happen.
The plaza has native and exotic trees that are very old, like chivato, jacarandá, ombú, pines, lapacho, and cedar. The cedar is the oldest tree, over 100 years old.
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