Iglesias de la Chiquitania

Colonial gem in Concepcion, 5 hours by bus northeast of Santa Cruz

La Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción, along with its attendant museum, is a must-see if you're in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. The church is beautifully restored and has a great museum across the cent...

Not just churches

The chiquitania missions with the buildings of impressive sight to look at from the outside as well as from the inside will pose your mind lots of questions. San Javier and Concepcion missions have m...

UNESCO mission site 1 of 6 must see.

Visited 3 of the 6 UNESCO missions. All Jesuit , same general layout but churches and content different. Must see all 6 of them not only get a better sense of countryside, agriculture game, the way of...

Chiquitania Churches is a world heritage site you must visit

The churches located across the region known as chiquitania are considered world heritage site since 1990. From the colonial period, the jesuitical missions of the chiquitania where the founders of th...

Excellent buildings

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The mission buildings are excellent. Some are closed and you have to look for the responsible priest. In the Santa Ana Mission we couldn't find anyone. It's a very little tourist area, q...