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Church of St. Ann of the Guácara Indians Located
on Ituzaingó Street between Iberá and Constitución Streets This temple was declared a National Histotical Monument and harbors a wealth of sacred art. Worthy of mentioning is the temple´s main image, a figure of St. Ann carved in wood by the guácara Indíans from the Franciscan reductions. The figure´s army, legs, hands and head are completely articulated Construction work on this chapel began in 1745 and was completed in 1765. The outside was restored, but the inside has been preserved as it was originally, with its handcarved wooden loft. Another noteworthy image is a figure of Christ carved out of a single trunk of timbó wood. Santa
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