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Diocesan Museum of Jesuit Art, that is from the time of the Spanish colony, are found statues of saints and objects of great value and variety, plus documents and maps from the first Jesuit mission in Paraguay. This museum is directed by the priests of the Company of Jesus, and it is organized
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In Tañarandy, a company of the city, the front of the houses is usually painted with illustrations of the work their inhabitants do. In this place settled the natives that didn't allowed to be dominated by the Jesuit, the name means “land of the demons” or “land of the heretic”.
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Misiones' most-populous and fastest growing city, with an estimated 35,497 residents in 2021. San Ignacio is known as the "Corazón del Sur" ("Heart of the South") for being in the center of the three southern departments: Ñeembucú, Misiones and Itapúa.
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January, the festivity of the Missioner Tradition is celebrated, in which are exhibited the folkloric traditions of the country, the ability for riding horses and the food. The most typical food in the area is the “batiburrillo”.
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On May 15, it is celebrated a festivity in honor of San Isidro
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organized the mission, turning it into the center of all the Jesuit missions in Paraguay. The Jesuits that founded other towns such as:
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Jesuit Company (recreation of the history of the company that founded the missions)
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Geografía del Paraguay, Primera Edición 1999, Editorial Hispana Paraguay SRL,
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Geografía Ilustrada del Paraguay, Distribuidora Arami SRL; 2007.
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391:Encarnación
383:Santa María
304:San Ignacio
272:Postal code
257:Ignaciano/a
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1274:San Miguel
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447:Stroessner
375:Santa Rosa
287:+595 (782)
239:Population
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132:26°53′12″S
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