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BeatriceItaliana
In the night there is a spectacle of light and sound. You have to buy another ticket (90 pesos). Time changes according to the seasons. It's a different way to visit the ruins, very impressive.
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JFLR187198
Sprawling ruins with some remarkable spots. The small museum at the entrance explains pretty well the context under which they were built and what the complex looked like in its prime. Very impressive and quite moving.
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611kirstyb
It's 140 peso each to get in which includes a tour. There is a small museum with preserved artefacts and English information about the community and history of the ruins. We just kept asking staff there until we had one staff member that could speak enGlish and requested a tour! The tour guide was great, she showed us all around the ruins explained how the people use to live, the history of the community and the involvement of the Jesuit priests. Thank goodness for the guide otherwise you would literally be wondering around these building and ruins having no idea what was what! Tour went for about 40 minutes. The Jesuit ruins are really well preserved, amazing to see the imprints let from the tiles, the houses, church etc. There are bathrooms here, make sure you wear sneakers you will be doing lots of walking around the grassy grounds. There is no cafe however directly across from the back entrance of the Jesuit ruins on the corner, there is a quite nice restaurant (trust me it's hard to find good food here!) all the tour buses go there and it's great for a bite to eat. I'm not sure is this is how the system always works or whether it's because when we were there it was pouring rain and quite miserable either way it was well with a visit! I totally agree with the other reviews not to stay in this town, the restaurants and hotels are hopeless! It's only 25 peso taxi ride from the bus terminal but I'm not sure where you would store your bags, perhaps at the terminal.
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ichibanwanderer
Prior to my research and visit to these ruins I had always thought of the Jesuits as fanatics. How wrong I was as I went round these ruins to learn how they had actually worked with the Guarani Indians to build settlements, with a bias towards the church but at the same time to protect them from the Spanish and Portugese. These ruins give a good insight (with a little imagination) into how these missions were built.The only downside with this particular site are the information boards, regularly scattered around that boast 5 different languages and maybe one that works. The explanation of the site is in the museum at the entrance and there is one signboard showing the layout. However the brochure is limited with no map of the sites which could result in one having to retrace ones steps to find out what you had been looking at. If possible, bring your own layout to take around with you.
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MadelineW1948
The mission at San Ignacio are well worth a visit. We had a local friend who took us around and explained about the history of the guaranis and the Jesuits. The site is very impressive and the official guides speak several languages so if you are not a Spanish speaker you will still be able to understand the commentary. We spent about two hours there but took our time and hundreds of photos!
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brianwest4
Jesuit history is not our strongpoint and it was very interesting to see these impressive ruins and learn about their history. The site is well laid out with an indoor museum and grassy walks around the ruins. We hired an english speaking guide and thouroughly enjoyed our hour there. Well worth stopping if you are nearby or on the road.
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KarelJanu
The most preserved of many jesuit missions in the area. A nice trip if you are on your way to Cataratas.
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assaman
Worth to visit. Interesting to know how the guaranis and jesuits lived some centuries ago.
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Chovi0001
Fuimos de prepo con tres horitas para conocer y quedé maravillada con la mística del lugar, la magia de la gente y la historia que es parte nuestra.
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1905_Maria_1905
Un lugar que hay que conocer, tiene historia, mística, magia y una energía increíble!Llegamos a la tardecita, para el show de luces nocturno. Algo único! Se cuenta la historia de los jesuitas reflejada en las ruinas a través de luces y música, todo en 3D, lo que da la sensación de que está ocurriendo en ese momento, es imperdible!