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Misiones Province

Misiones Province - Cultural Heritage & Nature

The name stems from Jesuit Mission settlements for the Guaraní. The reductions decayed after the expulsion of the Jesuits from America up from 1767, and were destroyed. UNESCO World Heritage site.

The Iguazú Falls are one of the most spectacular natural wonders.

Map: Location of the sites

San Ignacio Miní

San Ignacio Miní

Largest and best-conserved ruins of a Jesuit mission in NE Argentina. Baroque and native Guaraní style. UNESCO Heritage

Nuestra Señora de Loreto

Nuestra Señora de Loreto

Jesuit Mission, since 1686 at this place. After been abandoned and destroyed, the ruins were taken over by the subtropical vegetation.

Santa Ana

Santa Ana

Ruins of a Jesuit Mission, named after Our Lady of Saint Ana, not far from San Ignacio Miní.

Museo Horacio Quiroga

Museo Horacio Quiroga

Museum in the house of the famous writer Horacio Quiroga, on the shore of the river Paraná.

Iguazú Falls

Iguazú Falls

One of the world’s most spectacular natural wonders, in the subtropical forest of Misiones, at the border between Argentina and Brazil.

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