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Ruinas de Jesús, Encarnacion

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The red brick walls and columns at Ruinas de Jesús once belonged to a 17th-century Jesuit mission, and today remain as a World Heritage Site. The ruins include a church, a school, a major square, and lodgings for orphans and widows known as the Great House. Jesuits started to build the church, which was to be one of the largest in the area, in 1756, but had to abandon it when they were expelled from the country ten years later. Visit the museum to learn more about the history of the place. See Ruinas de Jesús and all Encarnacion has to offer by arranging your trip with our Encarnacion trip itinerary planning tool .

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• By ramoni390

  Es una parte muy importante de la historia de nuestro país, que vale la pena conocer, El recorrido es majestuoso y las anécdotas del lugar son muy interesantes  more »

  It is a very important part of the history of our country, which is worth knowing, The tour is majestic and the anecdotes of the place are very interesting
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• By Terry M

  What the Jesuits sought to do was rather altruistic. There was no gold or silver in Paraguay, perhaps accounting for the willingness of Spain to give huge tracts of land to the Jesuits for their missi...  more »

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