This estate was built during colonial times, and it was used by people traveling between Buenos Aires and the Upper Peru, to rest and acquire fresh horses, if needed. The original name could have been either "Yatasto", "Ayatasto" or "Llatasto".
Currently, only a part of the original building remains. There are stone remains of old rooms and a small church. Current rooms are four rooms at the floor level, and one upper room that may be accessed with wood stairs.
It was declared National Historic Monument of Argentina on July 14, 1942, by law Nº 95687. The owners donated it to the federal government on 1950, and it operates as a museum since then.