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About Misiones
Misiones Department is located in southern Paraguay, covering 9,556 km², bordered by Argentina and Itapúa. With 114,542 inhabitants (2022 Census), it is one of the least populated departments, giving it a rural and tranquil character. Its capital is San Juan Bautista, a city of around 21,000 inhabitants known as the "Birthplace of Mangoré," where the legendary guitarist Agustín Pío Barrios was born. The department's history is deeply marked by Jesuit evangelization: its very name recalls the ancient Guaraní reductions that flourished here between the 17th and 18th centuries, and towns such as San Ignacio, Santiago, Santa Rosa, and San Juan preserve churches, museums, and vestiges of that era. The economy is sustained by cattle ranching — with more than 573,000 head and sustained growth — agriculture of soy, rice, corn, and sweet orange, and a nascent cultural and religious tourism linked to the Camino de los Jesuitas. The real estate market is predominantly rural: cattle ranches, agricultural fields, and country retreats at prices well below the national average. For the international agricultural investor, Misiones offers fertile land, low price per hectare, and productive stability, with the added appeal of first-rate historical and cultural heritage in an uncrowded environment.
- Historic and cultural center
- High connectivity
- Mixed residential-commercial use
- Architectural heritage
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Photos of the department
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Properties in Misiones
Land for sale in Villa Florida, San Miguel - 600 m²
Villa Florida, Paraguay
Land for sale in Villa Florida, San Miguel
Villa Florida, Paraguay
Country house for sale in Villa Florida, Misiones
Villa Florida, Paraguay
Businesses & services in Misiones
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Petropar (Petróleos Paraguayos)
State-owned enterprise. Paraguay's largest importer with USD 377M in 2022. Operates the country's only refinery and distributes fuels nationwide.
Coopersanjuba
Cooperative founded in 1972 in San Juan Bautista, Misiones, with a head office and eight branches across southern Paraguay.
Petrobras Paraguay
Fuel station chain with 246 stations across 85 cities in Paraguay, including Asunción, Ciudad del Este, San Lorenzo and Fernando de la Mora.
Petrochaco
Fuel station chain with 144 stations across 78 cities in Paraguay, including Ciudad del Este, Luque, Caaguazú and San Lorenzo.
Copetrol
First Paraguayan fuel distributor.
Shell Paraguay
Fuel station chain with 363 stations across 110 cities in Paraguay, including Asunción, Ciudad del Este, San Lorenzo and Luque.