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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.

Stone plaza and arcades at the Jesuit Mission of Santísima Trinidad del Paraná.
Photo by Josep M. Gracia Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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What makes it special

  • Walk around the plaza and former buildings to understand how the settlement was organized.
  • Look for the musician-angel friezes and stonework.
  • Compare its urban layout with the unfinished church at Jesús de Tavarangue.
Detail of a sandstone relief at the Trinidad mission.
Photo by rodoluca Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0
La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná
Photo by rodoluca Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0
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Stone plaza and arcades at the Jesuit Mission of Santísima Trinidad del Paraná.

Trinidad and Jesús de Tavarangue, two views of Paraguay’s missions

A short distance from Encarnación, Santísima Trinidad del Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue offer two distinct readings: a mission town that can still be explored and a monumental church left unfinished. Visit them as part of one historical landscape, but not as interchangeable stops.

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Profile updated: 26/09/2026