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MISIONES JESUITICAS

JESUIT MISSION CIRCUIT
The region is the generic name Chiquitanía the province of Chiquitos, and the original inhabitants of the region, or Chiquitanos Chiquitos, where Jesuit missions were established from the second half of the seventeenth century. Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos have its beginnings in the founding of the town of San Javier, San Rafael still (1696). San Jose (1697), San Juan (1699), Concepción (1709), San Miguel (1718), San Ignacio (1748), Santiago (1754), Santa Ana (1755), Holy Heart (1760), At this time the Chiquitos missions belonged to the Jesuit Province of Paraguay.
It is precisely in this region, extensive tropical lowlands where preserved architectural gems preserved by people who still interesting cultural manifestations of the missionary era.
The architectural originality of these constructions, the use of carved wood, both in structure and ornament, color and material usage of the site have been the subject artistically worked for UNESCO in 1992 declared these monuments Cultural Heritage Humanity.

Program
JESUIT MISSION ITINERARY
Duration: 2Dias/1Noches.
Day 01. SANTA CRUZ / SAN JAVIER / CONCEPCION
7:00 AM. After breakfast pick up from the hotel to go to the town of San Javier, through typical populations of the tropics, arriving at San Javier and visit the people and the church founded by the Jesuit Francisco de Arce and Antonio Rivas.La church of San Javier was founded in the year 1691 as the first Jesuit mission that marked the beginning of evangelization in the territory of Chiquitos, then have lunch before continuing our journey to conception, arrival and accommodation at the hotel.
Includes: transportation, guide, lunch + Hotel.
Day 02. CONCEPCION / SANTA CRUZ.
After breakfast visit the church of Concepción an architectural treasure and the most important workshop of restoration of the Jesuit Missions and enjoy the tropical climate, the beauty of this small, friendly town at noon taste of the lunch and afternoon return to City of Santa Cruz.
Includes: transportation, guide, lunch.

PROGRAM
Duration: 4 days / 3 Nights.
Day 01. SANTA CRUZ - SAN JAVIER - CONCEPTION.
7:00 AM. After breakfast pick up from the hotel to go to the town of San Javier, through typical populations of the tropics, arriving at San Javier and visit the people and the church founded by the Jesuit Francisco de Arce and Antonio Rivas.
The church of San Xavier was founded in the year 1691 as the first Jesuit mission that marked the beginning of evangelization in the territory of Chiquitos, then have lunch before continuing our journey to conception, arrival and accommodation at the hotel.
Includes: transportation, guide, lunch + Hotel.
Day 02. CONCEPCION - SAN IGNACIO.
After breakfast visit the church of Concepción an architectural treasure and the most important workshop of restoration of the Jesuit Missions and enjoy the tropical climate, bellaza of this small and friendly town, lunch and afternoon continue the trip to San Ignacio Velasco, on the way we can appreciate the beautiful natural scenery and a green vegetation. San Ignacio is the largest population of the area and main commercial center, lies at an altitude of 410 meters, the average temperature is 25 º C. It has a modern church building, whose original structure is maintained at their altars, pulpit and confessional and enjoy your craft coppice, where techniques and natural materials of production inherited from their ancestors.
Includes: transportation, guide, lunch + Hotel.
Day 03. SAN IGNACIO - SANTA ANA - SAN RAFAEL - SAN MIGUEL
After very early breakfast and start our tour to the three populations with major Jesuit churches in the area.
First visit the church of Santa Ana one of the most authentic of the circuit churches since this was initiated by the Jesuits and completed by the Indians themselves, then leave to San Rafael where we know its beautiful baroque church, which dates from 1695, we will see the beauty of 6 paintings from the era mission then we will walk around the town whose main activity is centered in the wood, there taste of the lunch and the afternoon will continue to San Miguel was founded in 1721, has a church, fully restored maintains the style characteristics of other churches. Its gold-leaf altar is unique, as well as your ceiling, his prints and stunning natural paints and their carvings. Birthplace of the great carvers and then return the visit to San Ignacio, dinner and overnight.
Includes: transportation, guide, lunch + Hotel.
Day 04. SAN IGNACIO - SANTA CRUZ
In the morning take breakfast in the hotel and then return to the city of Santa Cruz, on the way we stop to have lunch and afternoon arrival in Santa Cruz and accommodation in the hotel.
Includes: transportation, guide, lunch
Access Routes
• From Santa Cruz to San Javier - 221 km (asphalt)
• From San Javier Concepcion - 69 km (asphalt)
• From Conception to San Ignacio - 178 km (asphalt)
• From San Ignacio to San Miguel, San Rafael and Santa Ana - 159 km (gravel, asphalt)
• From San Ignacio to San José de Chiquitos 206 km (asphalt)

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