Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue World Heritage Site

Official name

Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue | UNESCO

Country

Paraguay | Map

Continent

South America

Location

-27.1333° Lat, -55.7000° Lon | Map

Code

648

Time Zone

America/Asuncion (-04, -0400)

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Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1993. In addition to their artistic interest, these missions are a reminder of the Jesuits' Christianization of the Río de la Plata basin in the 17th and 18th centuries, with the accompanying social and economic initiatives.