Mission San Ignacio Kadakaamán
Misión de San Ignacio de Kadakaamán
A stone Baroque mission church completed in 1786, with walls more than a metre thick. It is one of the best-preserved mission sites in Baja California.
The mission was founded by the Jesuits in 1728. The present church was built by the Dominicans in 1786 of volcanic stone. It has a white façade with carved stone doorframes, and inside it preserves a gilded altarpiece and 18th-century paintings. It remains the town's parish church. The church faces a shady central plaza, surrounded by small restaurants and souvenir shops that are busiest in the evening. Admission is free; please keep quiet during Mass. The town is about 2 km from Highway 1.
Opening hours
Open daytime (except during Mass)
Nearby sights
- Museo de las Pinturas Rupestres de San Ignacio
- San Ignacio Oasis
- Cueva del Ratón
- Las Tres Vírgenes
- Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco
- San Ignacio Lagoon