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CulturalRef. 275

Jesuit missions among the Guaraní

Cultural World Heritage property in Argentina and Brazil, inscribed in 1983 under criterion (iv).

Jesuit missions among the Guaraní, Argentina
Photo: Goldemberg Fonseca de Almeida from Dourados - MS, Brazil · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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States Parties
ArgentinaBrazil
Year of inscription
1983
Criteria
iv
Location
São Miguel das Missões, San Ignacio
What it is
mission station, transboundary site
Founded or built
1609
Component parts
6 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 275 · Wikidata Q465960

Why it is on the List

(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangüé, Paraguay31 kmJesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de TavarangüéParaguay · 1993CulturalIguazú National Park World Heritage Site, Argentina210 kmIguazú National Park World Heritage SiteArgentina · 1984NaturalIguaçu National Park, Brazil251 kmIguaçu National ParkBrazil · 1986Natural705 kmFray Bentos Industrial LandscapeUruguay · 2015CulturalAtlantic Forest South-East Reserves, Brazil829 kmAtlantic Forest South-East ReservesBrazil · 1999NaturalHistoric Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay832 kmHistoric Quarter of the City of Colonia del SacramentoUruguay · 1995Cultural
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