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barryg23 Says: The ruins of the mission are atmospheric and evocative, with the striking red buildings blending in well against the surrounding green grass (there's a lot of rain here, or there was plenty at least when we visited).Without a guide to explain the history to us, we could only...
Jesuit-Guarani Interpretative Centre
barryg23 Says: The Jesuit-Guarani Interpretative Centre (to give it it's full name) is basically a museum of the ruins, which you can visit with the ticket for the ruins. It contains an informative model showing how the ruins looked in the 18th century before they fell into ruin. There are...
mindcrime Says: For some strange reason I spend a lot of time admiring the trees around the ruins, some of them were old some of them just beautiful…A lot of yerba mate also everywhere….
mindcrime Says: The main gate was the gate of the church and it’s impressive because of the strange sculptures on it, the angels etc The interior of the church is under construction. This building was the biggest one, most of the other building are the houses that were small enough, just a...
mindcrime Says: After the museum you can walk (there is a guide every 30’ but only in Spanish) inside the town, see the ruins, the walls, feel the atmosphere etc Its better to read first some things about the place because otherwise you will just walk among the ruins taking photos without...
Don Valentin: Excelencia en Servicios Gastronomicos
la_beba Says: Someone had a laugh at Don Valentin's slogan: "Excellence in Gastronomic Services"But indeed, I would give anything... ANYTHING! just to be back on that afternoon in front of the ruins of San Ignacio Mini, at Don Valentin's restaurant, having some "milanesas y papas fritas"...
barryg23 Says: There is no shortage of buses on the route from Posadas to Puerto Iguazu, and all of these buses pass by San Ignacio. Not all buses enter the town, but all will pass by on the highway, from where it's a short walk to the town and then onto the ruins, which are close to the...
mindcrime Says: It’s only 45’ by bus from Posadas but probably you will visit San Ignacio as a day trip from Puerto Iguazu like me. There is a bus from Puerto Iguazu (almost every hour) but it takes 5’ hours. The ticket is 25 pesos(5euros) which means 50pesos for a return ticket. I paid...
mindcrime Says: There are several small talls near the museum to buy souvenirs, wooden handcrafts etc. The prices are cheap, very cheap to buy at least one small item for every friend of you back home :) Small wooden magnets, leather wallets and stuff like that, maybe touristic but smal...
MEdelmann Says: There are many reginal article shops with Guaraní handicrafts, mate tea and other nice souvenirs.
andal13 Says: All along the national road you will see many sawmills; the timber industry is one of the most actives in Province of Misiones. Eucalyptus, tea and yerba mate plantations take up thousands of hectares.A lo largo de la ruta nacional verán muchos aserraderos; la industria...
andal13 Says: Near the Ruins you will find a lot of children begging for some coins or even food; some of them sell little stones or plants, but some others just ask you for money. The Province of Misiones has not escaped from the economical crisis; on the contrary, here you can see one...
MEdelmann Says: BEWARE of going there at NOON or in the EARLY AFTERNOON! IT IS EXTREMLY HOT THERE! We came there in the morning and it was hot enough! So if you have problems with your circulation, you should visit it in the early moring or late afternoon.
Fee to get into the Ruins of San Ignacio
abelliot Says: If you are not South American you will be charged 12 pesos to enter the ruins. South Americans pay 6. If you are going in a group, have a south american go pay and say you are all South Americans, then you can get in for less.
abelliot Says: If you are driving to San Ignacio. There will be some kids that are really sweet when you pull up, offerring to wash your car or your windows, selling you rocks, and offering to watch your car. They don't ask for anything and seem innocent enough at first. They, however, are...
andal13 Says: I was in San Ignacio during the fall, and it was really hot and damp... The visit to the Mission takes some hours, and you have to walk under the sun, so wear appropriate clothes. Estuve en San Ignacio durante el otoño, y estaba realmente caluroso y húmedo... La visita a...
andal13 Says: The residents of San Ignacio called Horacio Quiroga "el loco de la moto" (the madman of the motorbike) because he had a Harley Davidson, which was something really odd... Those people had never seen a motorbike (and probably they had not seen a car neither) so the eccentric...
andal13 Says: Inside Quiroga's house there are some stuff which belonged to the famous writer, like his desk and chair, where he wrote his best stories; the typewriter is a replica. Far from the house there is a room where you can see his tools, some pictures and manuscripts.Dentro de la...
andal13 Says: I grew up reading Horacio Quiroga's stories about the jungle and the wild animals, so the landscape of Province of Misiones always was in my imagination... This was my first (and short) visit to the real Misiones, and the scenery dazzled me: the red soil, the lush...
MEdelmann Says: Situated at 63 km north of Posadas and 237 km from the Iguazú water falls. The population´s (8000 people) main productive activities are "mate-tea", pine forestration and tourism. More Information: Municipalidad de San Ignacio, phone: 0752-70019 / 70130, C.P. 3322
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During your walk through this area you will also meet this grandios cactus, which was much, much bigger than me. It impressed me a lot, so that I asked someone...
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San Ignacio Miní is the name of one of the several Jesuit Missions settled in America (miní means "small" in Guarani; there was another mission called San Ignacio Guazú, which means "big"). At the...
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Here’s the historic sight landmark of Misiones region (the falls are the natural one). It is located 240 km away from Puerto Iguazu and 60 km from Posadas along National Route Nº 12 and it’s a world...
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We came here on our way from Posadas to the Iguacu water falls. It is known world wide since the ruins of the San Ignacio Mini Mission located here were declared to Mankind´s Heritage by the UNESCO....
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The biggest attraction in Misiones, a province in northeast Argentina, is the spectacular Iguazu Falls waterfalls, but there are other sights in the area, including the San Ignacio Jesuit Mission, now...
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