This tourist region embraces the western low lands of Bolivia and consists of seven towns such as San Javier, Concepción, San Ignacio de Velasco, Santa Ana, San Miguel, San Rafael and San José de Chiquitos.
This region is called the Jesuit Missions because this was the indigenous region where the Spanish Jesuits settled and evangelized in times of the colony between the XVI and XVII centuries. In 1992, this region was declared The Cultural Patrimony of Humanity by the UNESCO.
San José de Chiquitos
One of the attractions are the churches which are real architectural jewels placed in the middle of forest. This region which had remained forgotten for more than two centuries, recovered the world’s interest when the film “La Misión” was filmed. Today it is possible to admire these architectural marvels thanks to the German architect Hans Roth and his group of experts who restored the original splendor of these churches.
The Baroque Music Festival and the religious celebrations (The Holy Week and Corpus Christie) are also inviting reasons to visit this region. A whole tour of the region takes from 5 to 6 days
Departament: Santa Cruz
Location: Western low lands of Bolivia.
When to go: The whole year.
Attractions: San Javier, Concepción , San Ignacio de Velasco, San Miguel de Velasco, San Rafael de Velasco, San José de Chiquitos, Jesuit Church of San José de Chiquitos, San José de chiquitos main square, The Chiquitano Monument, Santa Cruz La Vieja, Turubo Mount, Santa Ana de Velasco, Colony 42
how to get here : By road or air. There are buses that leave from Santa Cruz City every hour and airbuses leave from El Trompillo Airport to the main towns of the region.
Leisure activities: Jogging, photography, tour around the region.
Services: Hotel accomodation, good roads, transport
Sorroundings: Roboré, Kaa Iya National Park, Puerto Suárez, Quijarro, The Bolivian Pantanal, San Matías, Corumbá (Brasil).
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