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Itapúa Department

Itapúa offers a three-stop circuit linked to the Jesuit-Guaraní experience: Trinidad, Jesús de Tavarangue, and San Cosme y San Damián. Their ruins, architecture, and living community allow visitors to compare distinct historical traces across the region.

Stone ruins of La Santísima Trinidad del Paraná Jesuit mission in Itapúa.
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The place

What makes it special

  • Trinidad’s former mission includes a plaza, church, cloister, and work areas.
  • Jesús de Tavarangue is distinguished by its unfinished church and trilobed arches.
  • San Cosme y San Damián retains a church in use and a living town.
Arches and walls of the unfinished church at Jesús de Tavarangue.
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Itapúa Department
Photo by Rodney Damián Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0
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Itapúa Department

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Stone ruins of La Santísima Trinidad del Paraná Jesuit mission in Itapúa.

Trinidad, Jesús and San Cosme reveal Itapúa’s mission heritage

Three former missions reveal distinct architectural approaches, a city still growing along its mission-era layout, and the complex relationship between Jesuit history and Guaraní presence.

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Profile updated: 25/09/2026