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Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos

Rank:

UNESCO

Wonder Type: Cultural

Country: Bolivia

Best of: Architecture, Christianity, Church

Description:

Between 1696 and 1760, six ensembles of reducciones (settlements of Christianized Indians) inspired by the ‘ideal cities’ of the 16th-century philosophers were founded by the Jesuits in a style that married Catholic architecture with local traditions. The six that remain – San Francisco Javier, Concepción, Santa Ana, San Miguel, San Rafael and San José – make up a living heritage on the former territory of the Chiquitos. [More Details]

This article uses material from UNESCO World Heritage List article "Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 IGO License.