I’m pretty sure I am the only person currently in Resistencia who is a tourist and who speaks English. This isn’t too much of a problem considering I was planning on resting for a couple of days in a nice hotel. This hotel is quite nice actually, with one wall that is all window overlooking the Plaza de Armas from the 7th floor. I think the taxi driver from the omnibus station told me that it was the largest Plaza de Armas in South America. It is certainly the largest one I’ve seen, so maybe it is true.
I seem to have been in Resistencia on an interesting day. All day in the Plaza de Armas there were marches and gatherings of people who I think were an anti-poverty movement. I saw “barrios de pie” on many signs. There was very little police presence and things seemed very peaceful, so I wasn’t too worried about it. I wandered around and gave them a wide berth.
As far as I can tell, the main thing to see in Resistencia are the hundreds of sculptures around the city, but also collected in certain areas (like the sculpture museum). I spent the morning wandering around and looking at the sculptures. Many of them are a result of an annual international sculpture competition that takes place in Resistencia. The city has earned the name, City of Sculptures.
Overall, it is a peaceful, restful place to spend some time, but definitely not a tourist town.
