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The Cathedral


The Cathedral
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Copyright: Augusto TRM (Guto) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 243 W: 210 N: 200] (1544)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-07-17
Categories: Architecture, Ruins
Camera: Nikon D50, Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED DX AF-S, JPEG ISO 400
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/320 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: South America 2007
Date Submitted: 2008-03-17 20:50
Viewed: 660
Points: 0
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Trinidad is one of 30 Indian Reductions (known as Missões Jesuíticas, in portuguese) that were settled by Spanish Crown and Catholic Church during XVII century. As far as I know (I read about it before my travel) Trinidad is the biggest ruins that still remain now-a-days. Some other of these villages are not more than a couple of walls today.

This place is around 60 Kilometres far from the borders between Paraguay and Argentina. We stayed there for about one hour, maybe a little bit more, and no one else entered in this open air museum. I really felt sorry for that, as I think these place deserved to be seen for more people.

Unfortunately, the day was cloudy, so I couldn't get the same colours and light of my previous San Ignacio's pictures. But I think they're still good.

Here you see the huge cathedral. I think it's difficult to notice how big it is in this wide angle lens shot. As a clue, look at the background and you may see a door on the left side of the back wall. Some of the next pictures I'll post may provide better sense of space.

Here I wrote some more information about these Missões.


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