Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue

Cultural
Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue
Photo: Falk2 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Country Paraguay
Year inscribed1993
Criteria(iv)

Overview

In addition to their artistic interest, these missions are a reminder of the Jesuits' Christianization of the Río de la Plata basin in the 17th and 18th centuries, with the accompanying social and economic initiatives.

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Source: UNESCO World Heritage List — CC BY-SA 4.0