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Monday, February 09, 2004

San Ignacio

We visited some Jesuit ruins near Posadas, in the small town of San Ignacio. The Jesuits came here shortly after the Spanish did, and set up various missions to try and educate (and convert) the indigenous GuaranĂ­ people. They were too successful, and the Spanish got jealous and kicked them all out. The ruins are impressive - although not up to Inca standards ;) - and are a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Jesuits had good architectural taste, and it was nice and relaxing to sit in the sunny, grassy "Plaza de Armas" surrounded by the ruined red-stone buildings.

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