The domed Vaults of Uspallata were built in the 18th century by Jesuit monks. There are examples of hydraulic mills, smelting furnaces and aquaducts in the colonial mining complex.
Gold, silver and copper were among the minerals mined there. General José San Martin (1778 – 1850), a Spanish Argentinian military leader, instrumental in gaining the country's independence, lived at the complex and held office there during his liberation campaigns. The stone and adobe buildings have been converted into a small museum. Permanent exhibitions explain the indigenous culture of the area, smelting, metallurgy and mineralogy, and the life and work of General San Martin.
Bovedas de Uspallata, Provincial Route 39, km. 12. St. Albert. Uspallata, Phone: 02-62-41-55-57-07-55
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