In the Convent of San Jose de Carmelitas Descalzas founded in 1628 the locutorio (below) is a room where the nuns were visited by their families who occupied the section where the chairs are. In the interior room seen across the double grilled window, the nun accompanied by a chaperone communicated with the family. The grilled window represents the separation between the world and the life dedicated to prayer and strict discipline. When the Carmelite nuns attended mass in the church, there was a similar arrangement to keep them separate from the lay world. The painting below is that of the founder of the order, Saint Teresa de Jesus. It represents a story of her childhood when with her brother, she escaped from her home to fight the Moors in Spain in search of martyrdom. But they were discovered by an uncle who returned them to their home.
The Cathedral Nuestra Señora de la Asunción is the oldest church in continuous use in Argentina. Entering it to the right is the tomb of General Jose Maria Paz with a long military history starting during the war of Independence with Spain where he fought with San Martin in Peru, then participated in wars against Brazil, the Argentine Civil War where he attained several victories, and others. He was imprisoned, exiled and eventually restored during his life and died in Buenos Aires. The statue in front of his Sarcophagus is that of his wife, Margarita Weild, who is buried there too. The chess players are in a park behind the cathedral.