Yapeyú
In the Litoral region, visit a town born out of ruins over 150 years ago.
Would you like to take a ride into the past? Walk around Yapeyú, a town founded on the ruins of an ancient Jesuit reduction in 1860. Explore its quiet streets, watch its typical lamplights, look at its colonial-style homes that still preserve their century-old façades. Come to the Museum of Jesuit Culture, where you will find traces of the missions: relics with a high historical value that make up the memory and identity of this place.
Did you know that Yapeyú was the cradle of a key patriot in Argentine history? Here you’ll find the tracks of General José de San Martín. Enjoy a guided visit to the house where he was born in 1778. Roam around the town’s main square and walk up to the fig tree where he played as a child. Get a glimpse of the archeological and cultural wealth that Yapeyú has in store for you. Live this experience in the province of Corrientes.
Geographic location: Province of Corrientes, Argentine Litoral region.
How to get there: From the city of Corrientes, via Ruta Nacional 12 and Ruta Nacional 123 (400 km).
Area: 2.04 sq km.
Altitude: 64 meters above sea level.
Climate: Subtropical.
Recommended length of stay: 1 to 3 days.