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Paraguay

Republic of Paraguay

CapitalAsunción
RegionSouth America
CurrencyPYG
Official languagesGuarani, Spanish
Access to the seaNo
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Detail of a sandstone relief at the Trinidad mission.
Paraguay · City or town

Encarnación

Encarnación is a practical base for visiting Trinidad and Jesús de Tavarangue, two missions reached via Route PY06. Arranging transport in advance leaves time to explore both sites without rushing.

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Itapúa Department
Paraguay · Region or area

Itapúa Department

Itapúa Department includes Trinidad, Jesús de Tavarangue and San Cosme y San Damián, three missions with distinct histories and visitor experiences. Trinidad and Jesús are inscribed on the World Heritage List; San Cosme retains a church in use.

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Trefoil arches in the unfinished church at Jesús de Tavarangue.
Paraguay · Place of interest

Jesús de Tavarangue

Jesús de Tavarangue is known for its unfinished mission church. Its walls, proportions and trilobed arches reveal the ambition of a project interrupted in the 18th century.

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Stone plaza and arcades at the Jesuit Mission of Santísima Trinidad del Paraná.
Paraguay · Place of interest

La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná

La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná preserves the urban scale of a Jesuit-Guaraní reducción. Its plaza, corridors, school, workshops, homes and burial areas reveal the layout of a settlement, beyond the main church.

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