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Jesuit Ruins Mission - 3D/2N
A short visit to the Jeuist Ruins, one of the world’s most astonishing experiments in colonization ever attempted in South America.
The Jesuit Mission Trail - In 1606 the first of South America’s remarkable Jesuit missions were constructed in what is now southern Paraguay. The Company of Jesus started the process of converting the Guaraní people to Christianity. As a result, the native Indians eventually agreed to live in reducciones, large villages with a fairly rigid socioeconomic structure based on Jesuit principles and values. Skilled in construction and artistic techniques, the Guaraníes left behind a heritage of churches, religious sculptures and paintings scattered throughout Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay. The missions grew and prospered for 180 years, and remain one of the world’s most astonishing experiments in colonization. Seven of the largest Jesuit missions remain in Paraguay, and those in Jesús de Taravangue and Trinidad del Paraná have been declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.
Encarnación - Paraguay’s third largest city (250 mi. south of Asunción) is gateway to southern Paraguay and the major Jesuit ruins. Passing through beautiful scenery and small towns, the road from Asunción to Encarnación passes Villa Florida, popular with sport fishermen. From Encarnación one can also reach neighboring Posadas, Argentina via the international bridge.
Trinidad - Six miles from Encarnación lies Trinidad, the largest Jesuit mission in the area, and today the best preserved. Most of Trinidad’s original walls are still standing, and some statuary has been restored. Completed in 1745, the complex contains many fine examples of flawless stone carvings made by the Guarani Indians who inhabited the mission. Also near Trinidad, the ruins of San Cosmé and San Damian (impressive altar chair, sun dial), and Jesus (Moorish facade) are major attractions. The Jesuit Mission Museum in nearby San Ignacio is also rewarding.
Included: Hotel accommodaton. Meals as mentioned in the itinerary. Airport to hotel transfers. Transfers to sights.
Not Included: Any airfares. Airport taxes. Beverages. Any items of a personal nature. Any meals not mentioned in the itinerary. Entrance fees to Brazilian and Argentinean side of the Falls and Itaipu power dam.
Accommodations: Hotel De la Costa. Hotel Arthur.
Departures: Daily.
Itinerary
- Day 1 Asuncion - Encarnacion: 6:30 am. You will be driven with your luggage to the bus terminal, where you board a regular line bus to Encaracion. There you will be welcomed and driven to the selected hotel. In the afternoon, we will visit the Jesuit Ruins of Trinidad, which date back to 1706; vestiges - that remain in spite of time - of what once was the Great Evangelization Campaign by the Jesuit Priests. Return to the hotel and the rest of the afternoon free.
- Day 2 Encaraction - Asuncion: Breakfast. Morning free, at the scheduled time, you are driven to the Encarnaction bus terminal; there you board a regular line bus to Asuncion. From the bus terminal in Asuncion, you will be driven to the hotel.
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