▁ ▁Santa ▁Rosa ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 2 0 , 3 0 6 ▁inhabitants , ▁of ▁whom ▁ 1 0 , 5 8 2 ▁are ▁men ▁and ▁ 9 , 7 2 3 ▁are ▁women , ▁according ▁to ▁pro jections ▁by ▁the ▁General ▁Director ate ▁of ▁Statistics , ▁Census ▁and ▁Sur ve ys . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 8 ▁by ▁Jes uit ▁Pri est ▁R anz on ier , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁settled ▁by ▁families ▁coming ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Santa ▁Maria ▁de ▁Fe . ▁Today , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁Jes uit ▁Red u ctions ▁of ▁Par agu ay ▁is ▁a ▁tour ist ▁att raction ▁there . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁church ▁was ▁burn ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁and ▁only ▁the ▁original ▁bell ▁was ▁preserved . ▁To ▁this ▁day ▁the ▁bell ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁use , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁newer ▁temple ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁site . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁ ▁Santa ▁Rosa ▁is ▁an ▁agricult ural ▁area , ▁with ▁large ▁cattle ▁ran ches . ▁ ▁Tour ism ▁ ▁S ight see ing ▁and ▁historic ▁Santa ▁Rosa : ▁▁ ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁Lor eto ▁Chap el : ▁Bu ilt ▁in ▁times ▁of ▁miss ions , ▁retain s ▁important ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁colonial ▁era . ▁ ▁Church ▁of ▁Santa ▁Rosa ▁de ▁Lima , ▁the ▁first ▁saint ▁of ▁the ▁Amer icas , ▁orn ament ation ▁and ▁decor ation ▁re create ▁the ▁Jes uit ▁style . ▁ ▁The ▁Santa ▁Rosa ▁Jes uit ▁Museum