The Camino de los Jesuitas: the main Tourist corridor in South America
The Camino de los Jesuitas is today a multiple destination (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay) that shares an identity: the integrating project that the Society of Jesus established for more than 200 years in South America.
It is more than a tourist trip. It is a spiritual journey, an immersion in a story that brings us back to emotion. The Camino de los Jesuitas is a regional destination that shares a single, incomparable and genuine identity, along the itinerary that the Society of Jesus followed for more than 200 years to establish itself in South America.
It is to resume the path traveled by the Society of Jesus in South America around 450 years ago, a path known as the Jesuit Path . It is not only a trip to admire the incredible views and landscapes that the destinations offer us, but it also provides us with great learning about monuments and historical events.
What will you find in this note:
What is the Camino de los Jesuitas?
- Camino de los Jesuitas in South America: what to see and do
- travel planning
- personal guides
- good luck
- the dream of the jesuits
- ysyry
The untamed nature
- Father Ignatius
- A way inside you
- Yara
- A journey that never ends
What is the Camino de los Jesuitas?
The Jesuit Path is the discovery of the great cultural, spiritual and organizational legacy of the Jesuits and the communities; it is an adventure between the unknown and the untamed; live with natives who have kept their customs alive for centuries; It is the contemplation of the advanced architecture of its estancias and missions (many of them declared world heritage by UNESCO) and the natural wonders within reach, which form an incomparable legacy, still valid in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.
The Camino de los Jesuitas is a trip to the Cuenca del Plata -which includes the sub-basins of the rivers Uruguay, Paraná, Paraguay and the basin of the RÃo de la Plata itself-; a trip to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Five countries and their regions and peoples. The Chaco and the Guayrá, the Paraná and the Tapé, the Chiquitania.
Camino de los Jesuitas in South America: what to see and do
The road is a tourist walk in which the cultures of the communities and spiritual values are deepened. Nature and landscapes are some of the main factors of these roads. The Jesuit Path is an integrating model, a way of educating, learning and a way of understanding religion from spirituality.
The countries in which these expeditions are carried out are only Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay
The path has different activities depending on the chosen country. However, the idea of exploring and learning a bit of history applies to all tours. In addition, this community presents more than 50 Jesuit heritage sites, of which 19 of them are declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO .
Travel planning
The routes and paths that El Camino offers can be planned by the traveler. On their website, you will find tools and guides to be able to put together your trip the way you like best.
They have operators from different countries so you can consult them about the details of the tour. They also allow you to contact the tourist offices in order to receive instructions throughout your walk.
As it is a personalized tour that the traveler can put together to their own liking, there are different ways to tour it. That is why the Society of Jesus presents you with an itinerary to visualize the main milestones of the Jesuit Trail in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay . To do this, they have a map of the road in which the routes that cover these five countries are dimensioned.
Personal guides
The Camino de los Jesuitas presents the story of 4 guides with knowledge about the different routes. As one organizes his travel route, the guides work to give historical and cultural information about the finds that we can find in each destination. When we talk about personal guides, we refer to specific themes that we can come across on our travel route.
Good luck
He is an astronomer who will help you discover the cultural, architectural and organizational legacy of the Society of Jesus. He focuses on the towns of El Chaco, Guayrá, Paraná, Tapé, Moxos and ChiquitanÃa. He has knowledge about the heritage of churches, ranches, and mission towns. The ideal that Buenaventura wishes to raise as a Jesuit is to make the dream of living in harmony with the natives in the Land without Evil come true.
The dream of the jesuits
- Argentina : next to Buenaventura you can visit some of the main Jesuit estancias of the Jesuit Campaign in Argentina . We mention Carota, Jesús MarÃa, Santa Catalina, Alta Gracia and La Candelaria; as well as the Jesuit Block in the province of Córdoba . On the other hand, in Misiones , you can visit the towns of San Ignacio MinÃ, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa MarÃa la Mayor, among many others. Sites in the provinces of Salta , Tucumán and Corrientes among others can also be mentioned .
- In Bolivia , the Company of the Jesuits has a tour to the ChiquitanÃa that can be taken by train, touring the land and glimpsed with the combination of landscapes.
- In addition, with Buenaventura, we have an itinerary to tour the seven missionary towns of the State of Rio Grande do Soul, in Brazil .
- On the other hand, in Paraguay we have the possibility of traveling to visit the Guaranà Jesuit Missions, which constituted one of the missionary towns in evangelization during the journey of the Society of Jesus.
- Regarding Uruguay , we can take a tour of the Calera de las Huérfanas, which consisted of an agricultural and cattle ranch and one of the most important sources of lime.
Ysyry
It will show you the natural wonders that the landscape offers us along the way. It will also emphasize the preservation of the environment and the importance of sustainable ecotourism.
The untamed nature
On our trip with Ysyry we can visit the Quebrada de los Cuervos in Uruguay , located in the eastern mountains between Uruguay and Brazil. We are also offered a visit to the border between Argentina and Brazil , where we will find the Moconá Falls for nature activities and fluvial tourism. We can also do this type of tourism in the province of Corrientes, in the Esteros del Iberá. They provide us with a large number of lagoons and wetlands to explore and enjoy their biodiversity.
With Ysyry we can also appreciate the ecological corridor of the Bertoni Route and the Mbaracayú Biosphere Reserve, in Paraguay . Likewise, in Bolivia , we can visit one of the most remote national parks in the world, known as the Noel Kempff Mercado National Park.
Father Ignatius
Father Ignacio will make us remember that the Jesuit Way is an experience of personal enrichment, in which we perceive other points of view to see life. Tranquility and spirituality are notable factors in this tour, since it will allow us to find ourselves.
A way inside you
Some of the activities offered to us on our trip with Father Ignacio are tours of sacred places in Brazil , such as the Sanctuary of Caaró and the Sanctuary of Assunção do IjulÃ. We also have pilgrimages carried out on the first of September, in the Argentine province of Salta . In these pilgrimages the benevolence of the Patron Saints, the Lord and the Virgin of the Miracle are honored.
On our trip we can also attend the religious services carried out in the parish of the Immaculate Conception, in Bolivia , and participate in the rest of the Chiquitos missions. On the other hand, we can visit the Florida Cathedral and the Virgin of the Thirty-Three in Uruguay , and in Paraguay we can participate in Tañarandy, a Holy Week celebration in San Ignacio Guazú.
Yara
Together with Yara we will learn about the importance of relating to diverse peoples and accepting their gratitude. We will also be able to observe the original communities of these territories.
A journey that never ends
As a tourist activity, throughout our trip with Yara we will find unique cultural festivities to experience on our tours. An example of this is the gaucho festivals in Uruguay , which commemorate the gaucho figure and its rural values. Another route that we can choose is to visit the Wine Roads in the provinces of Córdoba and Salta , as a way of relating to the culture and history of the province.
There is a tour that involves both Argentina , Brazil and Paraguay , in which tourists are part of the Yerba Mate route. On this path, the culture and history of yerba mate is explored to learn about its production process. Likewise, in Paraguay, there is an experiential circuit of the Guarani world in which the ancestral legacy of the Guarani peoples who lived in the Eastern Region of the country is narrated. It is a very interesting activity that enriches us with teachings about the history of these Guarani peoples.
