# Ruinas Jesuíticas de San Ignacio Miní

> The best-preserved Jesuit-Guaraní mission in Argentina. A UNESCO World Heritage site.

- Type: Jesuit ruins
- Town: San Ignacio (Jesuit Ruins), Misiones, Argentina
- Coordinates: -27.25458, -55.53181
- Web: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/275

## About

San Ignacio Miní was one of the reductions (mission towns) the Jesuits founded with the Guaraní people in the 17th and 18th centuries. It moved to this site in the late 17th century and grew to thousands of inhabitants. The red sandstone ruins, with the carved church portal in Guaraní Baroque style, are the most visited in the country.
Together with Santa Ana, Loreto and Santa María la Mayor (and São Miguel in Brazil) it is part of the "Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis", a World Heritage site since 1984. There is an interpretation centre at the entrance and an evening sound and light show.

**Local tip:** Stay for the evening sound and light show among the ruins: tickets are sold separately.

Full page: https://misiones.com.ar/en/place/ruinas-jesuiticas-de-san-ignacio-mini/
Source: misiones.com.ar (OpenStreetMap data, 2026-11-09)