Colonia Penal de Candelaria

Colonia Penal de Candelaria is a prison in Departamento de Candelaria, Misiones. Colonia Penal de Candelaria is situated near the ruins Ruinas Jesuíticas de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, as well as near the beach Playa Sarandí.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Candelaria and Garupá.

Candelaria

Town

Photo: Regions, CC BY 3.0.

Candelaria is a village and municipality in Misiones Province in north-eastern Argentina. Historically, the ownership of Candelaria was heavily disputed between Argentina and Paraguay.

Garupá is a village and municipality in Misiones Province in north-eastern Argentina. It takes part of the Great Posadas, and most of the population works in the provincial capital. Garupá is situated 8 km southwest of Colonia Penal de Candelaria.

Colonia Penal de Candelaria

Type: Prison
Category: government building
Location: Departamento de Candelaria, Misiones, Mesopotamia, Argentina, South America
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Latitude

-27.45403° or 27° 27′ 15″ south

Longitude

-55.7557° or 55° 45′ 21″ west

Open location code

5846G6WV+9P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 373230009

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=prison

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ruinas Jesuíticas de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria and Playa Sarandí.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Escuela Especial 24 and Eliezer.

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Worth a closer look: Posadas and Puerto Iguazú.

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