Introducing Misiones and Oberá

Misiones is a province in north-east Argentina at the border with Brazil and Paraguay. It has a population of one million inhabitants and 1,000 square miles of red fertile earth. The capital is Posadas.

The province takes its name from the famous mission settlements founded by the Jesuit Order among the Guaraní Indians over 400 years ago. Its famous waterfalls at Iguazu featured in the Oscar-winning film The Mission (1986) which starred Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons.

Our focus is on the province’s second largest town, Oberá, which has a population of about 50,000 people. Oberá is 100 km from Posadas and about five hours’ bus journey from Iguazú Falls.