San Rafael

San Rafael was founded in 1696 (also by Fray Arce, the founder of San Javier) and its church

was completed by Padre Schmidt between 1740 and 1748. It is beautifully restored with frescoes in beige paint over the exterior. To enter, walk up the right of the church and pull and twist the large wooden knob on the door into the sacristy at the end. Inside, look and listen for the bats nesting in the bamboo-lined roof.