Jesuit Ruins of Trinidad & Jesus

So I am finally here! Term by LP as the "least visited UNESCO site in the world", so I was disappointed to find other people there. LOL!

Just kidding. But there weren't many tourist on a Sunday afternoon at both Trinidad and Jesus. I could count the local tourist with two hands. So that statement may be true! :)

I came here to visit these Jesuit ruins. The Jesuit are a bunch of missionaries whom came over to this part of the world in the 17th and 18th century. They left their mark in Paraguay and Argentina with some massive city ruins. However it is all left to rot now, as the missionaries were kicked out by the Spanish back in the 17th Century. They were kicked out because they did such a good job in protecting the local indigenous people from exploitation (ie slave trade) from the colonist.

These city ruins includes cathedrals, colleagues, houses for the indigenous people, houses for the priest, bell towers and cemeteries. All are missing roof and some walls, but I was quite impress with how well preserved it all is. As in most other 3rd world countries ruins like these without protection would have allowed the locals to reuse the materials for to construct their own houses.