The mission ruins tell a fascinating story of the Jesuit efforts to convert and civilize the Guarani. I speak English, and paid for an English guide. The young woman was studying tourism and had an internship of sorts at San Ignacio. She did a wonderful job telling the story, sometimes asking for help with English, but also teaching me a... More

San Ignacio Mini is a piece of colonial history. You can learn on the daily life of jesuit misionaires and guaranis indians some centuries ago. WOrth to visit if you like history and interested on ancient cultures and spanish colonization. Attractive infrastructure. More

If you appreciate history you would definitely appreciate the sights of San Ignacio Mini. Although not in the best conditions you can begin to envision what it was like upon hearing the stories. That's if you manage to get a English-speaking tour guide to explain everything. You start out in a tiny museum and move on to the entrance of... More

The title says it all. The ruins are not in that good condition. The entrance is the only thing that is somewhat impressive. I enjoyed my two days in San Ignacio though. Nice little town. More

I was in the Jesuit reductions in San Ignacio in February 2010. In summer in the heat. I could see for yourself how The Jesuits have done a tremendous job and Guarani Indians. Today were, unfortunately, only ruins. I recommend visiting this place. More

I was there in 2008 and I have a wonderful day. It's a beautiful place with lots of history. The ruins are incredible and not because they are in good state but for the quality and beauty of the stone carving. The details, designs and engraved in the stone are really wondrous. I recomend that if you really want to... More

My wife and I visited these ruins in March of 2006. I had read a lot about them and was excited to visit. We even stayed in a small hotel in San Ignacio to see them. We went after visiting the ruins at Trinidad, Paraguay. The entrance to the ruins was more interesting than Trinidad. However, the ruins don't really... More