Corrientes Province, Argentina

Corrientes is the capital of the province.

Distances: 1.074 kilometers from Buenos Aires
895 kilometers from Córdoba
320 kilometers from Posadas

Corrientes is located at the shoreline of the Parana River where the General Manuel Belgrano constructed a bridge that connects it to the city of Resistencia, the capital of the Chaco province.

It is a growing industry. Multiple cultural circles are mixed here. The rich and varied architecture (from colonial and autochthonous residences to modern sky-scrapers) make it an attractive tourist city.

In Corrientes, the Fiesta Nacional del Carnaval is carried out (The Carnival); it offers a luxurious and colorful spectacle to national and international visitors.

Corrientes is considered a place where the biggest river fish are caught; we are referring to locations like: Esquina, Goya, Empedrado and Paso de la Patria where it is possible to fish the Dorado (35 kg), the Manguruyu (100 kg) and the Surubí (60 kg).

Places of interest

· Tidelands of Iberá, reservations with big lagoons and rivers.
· The Bridge General Belgrano
· Santisima Cruz de los Milagros Church
· Nuestra Señora de Itatí Basilica
· San Francisco and La Merced Convents
· Historical Colonial Museum
· Franciscano Museum Art
· Complejo Hidroeléctrico Yaciretá (Hydroelectric Complex)
· The Jesuits Mission Route

Tourist Routes

The circuit of the Missions, an old route of the Jesuits, passes through towns that were part of the Jesuit Missions: La Cruz, Santo Tomé and San Carlos.

The cities that this circuit embraces are: Mocoretá, Monte Caseros, Paso de los Libres, Yapeyú, La Cruz, Santo Tomé, Gobernador Virasoro and San Carlos.