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San Ignacio Miní was included on the 1996 World Monuments Watch, bringing attention to Guaraní culture and the legacy of this ensemble of missions. In 2004, the site was relisted as the Jesuit Guarani Missions along with São Nicolau and La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná. (...)

San Ignacio Miní was included on the 1996 World Monuments Watch, bringing attention to Guaraní culture and the legacy of this ensemble of missions. In 2004, the site was relisted as the Jesuit Guarani Missions along with São Nicolau and La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná. World Monuments Fund helped to bring together representatives from Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay to address the missions as a group in order to conserve and protect them. Since 1996, WMF has been involved with the missions through several field projects as well as a capacity-building program. The program trained local site managers in conservation, documentation, management, and tourism development. The program also included yearly workshops featuring practical conservation courses in the participating countries from 2002 to 2007. The results of the workshops, courses, and field projects was a comprehensive conservation manual for the missions, published in both Spanish and Portuguese for distribution in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. WMF secured funding from American Express, the Robert W. Wilson Challenge to Conserve Our Heritage, and the Annenberg Foundation to complete work at the missions and implement the integrated training program.