Jesuistic Missions Route, Argentina

This place includes the Jesuit towns located on the coast of the river Uruguay, as well as the ones near to the Paraná. The landscape is varied, with tracts that cross the plain and at times the mountain with splendid views on the river. A part of the journey crosses one of the most outstanding places in the production of yerba mate and tea of the Argentinean coast.

This sector counts with good, infrastructure for the tourism, places where to camp and outdoor facilities for sport activities. It offers the possibility of knowing numerous historic and archeological sites, important museums and centers of documentation referring to the Guarani culture of the Jesuit period.

Places of interest to visit

Reducción de Nuestra Señora de Loreto, Jesuit ruins partly well conserved, covered by the forest and under the trees some walls and foundations of this Jesuit location of 1632 hardly stand out on the riverside of the River Paraná.

San Ignacio, missionary town of spectacular natural beauty, located 60 kilometers from the city of Posadas, next to the ruins of San Ignacio's Mission. Their showy roads and paths lead the tourist along typical tourist paths. Places of interest to visit are the provincial park Teyú - Cuaré and San Ignacio's ruins.

San Ignacio Ruins, are Jesuit constructions of 1632 that, partially reconstructed, revive the history of the missions among the XVII and XVIII centuries. Besides the ruins of the housings of the Indians and of the priests, the most remarkable building is that of the church. In the bordering area, appropriate places exist for sport fishing and a natural spa on the river Yabebiry.

San Javier, there is the hill Cerro Monje, religious place where the pilgrims go in Semana Santa (the holy week). There is also the Correderas del Cumandaí, on the River Uruguay. Sport fishing can be carried out there.

Santa María, important vestiges of Santa María's Ruins La Mayor.

Santa Ana, here we can find the Jesuit Ruins and the Hill Santa Ana. It possesses a Municipal Spa.

Loreto, we can find the Jesuit Ruins and the first print built by the Jesuits.