ruinas de san ignacio

In the night there is a spectacle of light and sound. You have to buy another ticket (90 pesos). Time changes according to the seasons. It's a different way to visit the ruins, very impressive.

Sprawling ruins with some remarkable spots. The small museum at the entrance explains pretty well the context under which they were built and what the complex looked like in its prime. Very impressive and quite moving.

It's 140 peso each to get in which includes a tour. There is a small museum with preserved artefacts and English information about the community and history of the ruins. We just kept asking staff there until we had one staff member that could speak enGlish and requested a tour! The tour guide was great, she showed us all around the ruins explained how the people use to live, the history of the community and the involvement of the Jesuit priests. Thank goodness for the guide otherwise you would literally be wondering around these building and ruins having no idea what was what! Tour went for about 40 minutes. The Jesuit ruins are really well preserved, amazing to see the imprints let from the tiles, the houses, church etc. There are bathrooms here, make sure you wear sneakers you will be doing lots of walking around the grassy grounds. There is no cafe however directly across from the back entrance of the Jesuit ruins on the corner, there is a quite nice restaurant (trust me it's hard to find good food here!) all the tour buses go there and it's great for a bite to eat. I'm not sure is this is how the system always works or whether it's because when we were there it was pouring rain and quite miserable either way it was well with a visit! I totally agree with the other reviews not to stay in this town, the restaurants and hotels are hopeless! It's only 25 peso taxi ride from the bus terminal but I'm not sure where you would store your bags, perhaps at the terminal.

Prior to my research and visit to these ruins I had always thought of the Jesuits as fanatics. How wrong I was as I went round these ruins to learn how they had actually worked with the Guarani Indians to build settlements, with a bias towards the church but at the same time to protect them from the Spanish and Portugese. These ruins give a good insight (with a little imagination) into how these missions were built.The only downside with this particular site are the information boards, regularly scattered around that boast 5 different languages and maybe one that works. The explanation of the site is in the museum at the entrance and there is one signboard showing the layout. However the brochure is limited with no map of the sites which could result in one having to retrace ones steps to find out what you had been looking at. If possible, bring your own layout to take around with you.

The mission at San Ignacio are well worth a visit. We had a local friend who took us around and explained about the history of the guaranis and the Jesuits. The site is very impressive and the official guides speak several languages so if you are not a Spanish speaker you will still be able to understand the commentary. We spent about two hours there but took our time and hundreds of photos!

Jesuit history is not our strongpoint and it was very interesting to see these impressive ruins and learn about their history. The site is well laid out with an indoor museum and grassy walks around the ruins. We hired an english speaking guide and thouroughly enjoyed our hour there. Well worth stopping if you are nearby or on the road.

The most preserved of many jesuit missions in the area. A nice trip if you are on your way to Cataratas.

Worth to visit. Interesting to know how the guaranis and jesuits lived some centuries ago.

Fuimos de prepo con tres horitas para conocer y quedé maravillada con la mística del lugar, la magia de la gente y la historia que es parte nuestra.

Un lugar que hay que conocer, tiene historia, mística, magia y una energía increíble!Llegamos a la tardecita, para el show de luces nocturno. Algo único! Se cuenta la historia de los jesuitas reflejada en las ruinas a través de luces y música, todo en 3D, lo que da la sensación de que está ocurriendo en ese momento, es imperdible!

Para quienes aman la historia y en especial la labor de los Jesuitas en estas tierras, es una visita que no se debe perder.Al ingresar, se puede visitar primero el Museo, que está muy bien organizado y presentado. Y luego pasar directamente a las Ruinas, que son una maravilla. Caminar entre ellas, observarlas, admirarlas y sentir la vida que transcurrió en ellas, es espectacular.

Las ruinas cuentan con un guía que es muy claro y didáctico, ideal para quienes ademas de la foto desean conocer la historia. el museo esta bien cuidado y presentado. las ruinas en si son algo imperdible, pero de noche se puede presenciar el espectáculo de luces y sonido que dicen que es genial, yo me lo perdí por ir de día, en el que se visualiza la historia. en los alrededores hay muchos comedores baratos. De las ruinas lo que se conserva es solo una parte, lo que corresponde a la iglesia y algunas casas de curas y familias de aborígenes.

As ruínas de San Ignácio na Província de Misiones na Argentina, faz parte do conjunto de das missões jesuítas fundadas no século XVII. Na época da colonização jesuítas foram formados 30 povos ou trinta reduções jesuítas, hoje no solo Brasileiro, Argentino e Paraguaio. Já tive a oportunidade de conhecer as ruínas de São Miguel das Missões no Rio Grande do Sul, no entanto, penso que as ruínas de San Ignácio, oferecem maior estrutura aos visitantes. Vale a pena conhecer, tanto pelo valor arquitetônico da obra, quanto pela história de quem nos antecedeu.

Busca un buen guía, que te de información, y recorrelas...Muy buen espectáculo de luz y sonido...no lo pierdan...

Las Ruinas de San Ignacio están ubicadas en medio de la ciudad rodeadas de rejas y arboleda para obstruir la visión desde fuera del predio. Se encuentran ubicadas a 240 kilometros (por Ruta 12) de Puerto Iguazú y a 64 kilometros (por Ruta 12) de la ciudad de Posadas.Cuando uno llega a la entrada se pregunta:" ¿es acá? " , ya que la entrada solo muestra una boletería, y la fachada del museo, el que luego hay que rodear para luego acceder al camino que lleva a la entrada de las Ruinas.La entrada varía bastante de lo que se puede encontrar publicado en internet. Ya que los ultimos precios publicados son de $50.- para argentinos, al llegar al lugar nos encontramos con que la misma entrada era de $100.- pero incluye la entrada a las otras ruinas jesuiticas como la de Santa Ana, es decir, la entrada que se paga es para todo el complejo de Ruinas Jesuiticas de la región. A las que se puede ir por $15.- en los colectivos o micros que la gente de Informes te señale.Los grupos de estudiantes tienen un descuento del 50% y los jubilados tambien poseen descuento.Los precios mas altos son los de extranjeros que si mal no recuerdo estaban rondando los $180.-Horarios: Abierto todos los días de 7:00 hs. a 19:00 hs. El espectaculo de luz y sonido es a las 20hs en verano y a las 19hs en invierno, dura aprox 45 minutos. Se paga nuevamente $100.-A tener en cuenta: si salen tipo 19hs con hambre.. hay muy pocos lugares abiertos. Nosotros optamos por Pizzeria La Aldea, ricas y muy variadas pizzas.