Misiones Province, Province in northeastern Argentina
Misiones is a province in the far northeast of Argentina, bordered by Brazil to the east, Paraguay to the west and south, and the Argentine province of Corrientes to the southwest. The region contains dense tropical forest, weathered volcanic highlands, and river systems shaped by the Paraná and its tributaries.
The Society of Jesus established missions among Guaraní communities beginning in the early 17th century, which lasted until the order's expulsion in 1767. The area was declared a province in 1953 after being administered as a national territory.
The province maintains a multilingual environment where Spanish, Portuguese, and Guaraní languages intersect due to its location at the borders of three countries.
The capital Posadas sits on the western bank of the Paraná and offers road connections to the remaining municipalities across the province. Travel inland passes through hilly terrain with stretches of unpaved roads, especially in remote forest areas.
Red soil formed from iron-rich laterite covers much of the province and serves as the base for extensive yerba mate plantations, grown here more intensively than anywhere else in Argentina. The soil's color is especially noticeable after rain and marks the landscape along the roads.
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