Museum of Natural Sciences Jose Lorca, Mendoza

The Museum of Natural Sciences Jose Lorca is one of the biggest museums in the region. It houses an amazing collection of more than 2,500 items. The museum features several exhibitions, including zoological, botanical, mineralogical, paleontological, as well as human anatomy, archeology and history. Its taxidermy collection covers 65 percent of province's wildlife (birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians). Most of the exhibited species are listed in different categories of national and international protection.