The remnants of the missions main church

The Jesuit Ruins of San Ignacio

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October 18th 2006
After awaking and leaving the decrepit little hovel that called itself a hostel, we caught perhaps the slowest bus in all of Argentina, which would take us 300km south to a small town outside of the capital of Misiones, called San Ignacio Mini, home to one of the best preserved ruins of the Jesuit Missions that dot this spectacular jungle landscape. After taking what in effect was a milk run, sto ... read more

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Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more