San Ignacio, Argentina

I headed off in the morning for San Ignacio.



I got there and found a place to stay before heading off to see the ruins. Again this mission was created at around the same period of time as the ones at Santa Ana.




The difference is there are a lot more well preserved sections of the Ruins and the are also being restored.



There was a small Museum showing the artifacts that have been discovered there, like old nails, pottery from plates and cups and even some carved statues.



The museum displays also discussed the lives of the traditional Guarani people that lived in South America for thousands of years. They even had listening booths where you could listen to some traditional music and singing.



I spent about two hours walking around the ruins taking more pictures.



The whole way round the ruins they have places to stop and listen to commentary of the different parts of the ruins, what the buildings would have been used for and why they were placed in certain areas.



The commentary was in 6 different languages and you pressed the button for your language and it was narrated to you in English.



It was a very well thought out historical site and museum.



I had been told that every night they put on a light and sound show at the ruins so I went back again at 8pm and joined a tour group and walked around the site at night time. We had individual headsets that had English commentary that was played through a radio chanel. At the first stop we were standing next to a tree and all of a sudden there was an image projected onto a wall of water that was being sprayed from the underside of the branch. The image was of a little girl who was skipping, singing and giggling. There was a long section of projection that told the story of how the Missions were set up and the we moved on to the next area. In different areas we watched images projected on to walls of the ruins and more of the water wall projections as well. It went for about 40 minutes in total. I was really impressed with how well it was done and happy I had made the extra stop on my way to Iguazu Falls.