Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
- States
- Bolivia
- Category
- Cultural
- Year
- 1990
- Location
- Department of Santa Cruz
- Region
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Coordinates
- -16, -60.5
- Last Visited
- Not visited yet
- UNESCO ID
- 529
- WH Site
- 529
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Between 1696 and 1760, six ensembles of reducciones (settlements of Christianized Indians) inspired by the ‘ideal cities’ of the 16th-century philosophers were founded by the Jesuits in a style that married Catholic architecture with local traditions. The six that remain – San Francisco Javier, Concepción, Santa Ana, San Miguel, San Rafael and San José – make up a living heritage on the former territory of the Chiquitos.