Information about List Of World Heritage Sites In The Americas
This is a list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.
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North America is a continent [1] in the Earth's northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. It is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea, and on the south and west
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Central America (Spanish: Centroamérica or América Central) is a central geographic region of the Americas. It is variably defined either as the southern portion of North America, which connects with South America on the southeast, or a region of
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South America is a continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie
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Argentina
- Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas
- Iguazú National Park, home of Iguazu Falls
- Ischigualasto Provincial Park and Talampaya National Park.
- Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba in Córdoba
- Los Glaciares National Park
- Península Valdés
- Quebrada de Humahuaca
- Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Miní, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa María Mayor (plus São Miguel das Missões in Brazil)
Belize
- Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System
Bermuda
- Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda
Bolivia
- City of Potosí
- Fuerte de Samaipata
- Historic City of Sucre
- Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
- Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
- Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture
Brazil
- Atlantic Forest Southeast Reserves
- Brasília
- Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves
- Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks
- Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves
- Historic Centre of São Luís
- Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia
- Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina
- Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás
- Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda
- Historic Town of Ouro Preto
- Iguaçu National Park
- Jaú National Park
- Pantanal Conservation Area
- Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas
- Serra da Capivara National Park
- Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: Ruins of São Miguel das Missões in Rio Grande do Sul (shared with Argentina)
Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
- Dinosaur Provincial Park
- Gros Morne National Park
- Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
- Historic District of Quebec City
- Kluane-Wrangell-St. Elias-Glacier Bay-Tatshenshini-Alsek (partially in the USA)
- L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site
- Miguasha National Park
- Nahanni National Park
- Old Town Lunenburg
- Rideau Canal
- SGaang Gwaii (Anthony Island)
- Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park (union of Waterton Lakes (Canada) and Glacier (USA) parks)
- Wood Buffalo National Park
Chile
- Churches of Chiloé
- Rapa Nui National Park on Easter Island (Moais)
- Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso
- Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
- Sewell Mining Town
Colombia
- Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox
- Los Katios National Park
- Malpelo Island Fauna and Flora Sanctuary
- National Archaeological Park of Tierradentro
- Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena
- San Agustín Archaeological Park
Costa Rica
- Area de Conservación Guanacaste
- Cocos Island National Park
- La Amistad International Park (shared with Panama)
Cuba
- Parque Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt
- Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the Southeast of Cuba
- Desembarco del Granma National Park
- Old Havana and its Fortifications
- San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba
- Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios
- Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos
- Viñales Valley
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
- City of Quito
- Galápagos Islands
- Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca
- Sangay National Park
El Salvador
- Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site
Greenland (Denmark)
Guatemala
- Antigua Guatemala
- Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua
- Tikal National Park
Haiti
- National History Park
- Citadelle Laferrière,
- Sans-Souci Palace Ruins
- Ramiers
Honduras
- Maya Site of Copán
- Río Platano Biosphere Reserve
Mexico
- Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila
- Ancient Maya City of Calakmul, Campeche
- Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco
- Archeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua
- Campus of the National University UNAM in Mexico City
- Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl
- Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
- Historic Centre of Morelia, Michoacán
- Historic Centre of Oaxaca, Oaxaca, and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
- Historic Centre of Puebla, Puebla
- Historic Centre of Zacatecas, Zacatecas
- Historic Fortified Town of Campeche, Campeche
- Historic Monuments Zone of Santiago de Querétaro
- Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan
- Historic Town of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, and Adjacent Mines
- Instituto Cultural Cabañas, Guadalajara, Jalisco
- Luis Barragán House and Studio
- Pre-Hispanic City of El Tajín
- Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque
- Pre-Hispanic City of Chichén Itzá
- Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan
- Pre-Hispanic City of Uxmal
- Rock Paintings of Sierra de San Francisco
- Sian Ka'an biosphere reserve, Quintana Roo
- Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
- Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro
- Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California
Netherlands Antilles
- Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Netherlands Antilles
Nicaragua
- Ruins of León Viejo
Panama
- Coiba
- Darién National Park
- La Amistad International Park (shared with Costa Rica)
- Fortifications on the Caribbean side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo
- The Historic District of Panamá, with the Salón Bolivar
Paraguay
- Jesuit Missions of La Santisima Trinidad de Parana and Jesus de Tavarangue
Peru
- Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
- Chavin (Archaeological site)
- City of Cusco
- Historic centre of Lima
- Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
- Historic centre of the City of Arequipa
- Huascaran National Park
- Lines and Geoglyphs of Nazca and Pampas de Jumana
- Manu National Park
- Rio Abiseo National Park
Puerto Rico
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
- Pitons Management Area
Suriname
- Central Suriname Nature Reserve
- Historic Inner City of Paramaribo
United States
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site - Illinois
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park - New Mexico
- Chaco Culture - New Mexico
- Everglades National Park - Florida
- Grand Canyon National Park - Arizona
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Tennessee and North Carolina
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - Hawaii
- Independence Hall - Pennsylvania
- Kluane/Wrangell-St. Elias/Glacier Bay/Tatshenshini-Alsek Park - Alaska, British Columbia, and Yukon Territory, Canada
- Mammoth Cave - Kentucky
- Mesa Verde National Park - Colorado
- Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville - Virginia
- Olympic National Park - Washington
- Redwood National Park - California
- Statue of Liberty - New York
- Pueblo de Taos - New Mexico
- Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park (union of Waterton Lakes (Canada) and Glacier (U.S.) parks) - Montana & Alberta, Canada
- Yellowstone National Park - Wyoming and extends into Montana and Idaho
- Yosemite National Park - California
Uruguay
- Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento
Venezuela
- Canaima National Park
- Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas, designed by Carlos Raúl Villanueva
- Coro and its Port
See also
- List of World Heritage Sites in Africa
- List of World Heritage Sites in Asia and Australasia
- List of World Heritage Sites in Europe
External links
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites - Official site
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre - Official site
- List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites - Official site
- VRheritage.org - documentation of World Heritage Sites
- Worldheritage-Forum - Information and Weblog on World Heritage Issues
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Head: Director General of UNESCO
- Koïchiro Matsuura
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A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO
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North America is a continent [1] in the Earth's northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. It is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea, and on the south and west
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Central America (Spanish: Centroamérica or América Central) is a central geographic region of the Americas. It is variably defined either as the southern portion of North America, which connects with South America on the southeast, or a region of
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South America is a continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie
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Caribbean (Dutch: Cariben or Caraïben, or more commonly Antillen; French: Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Spanish: Caribe
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Motto
En unión y libertad (Spanish)
"In Union and Freedom"
Anthem
Himno Nacional Argentino
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En unión y libertad (Spanish)
"In Union and Freedom"
Anthem
Himno Nacional Argentino
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State Party Argentina
Type Cultural
Criteria iii
Reference UNESCO WHC website 936
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription History
Inscription
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Type Cultural
Criteria iii
Reference UNESCO WHC website 936
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription History
Inscription
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The Pinturas River is a river in Patagonia Argentina, running through the Pinturas River Canyon, near the Cueva de las Manos archeological site.
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State Party Argentina
Type Natural
Criteria vii, x
Reference 303
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription History
Inscription 1984 (8th Session)
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Type Natural
Criteria vii, x
Reference 303
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription History
Inscription 1984 (8th Session)
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Iguaçu Falls (Iguaçu Falls; Portuguese: Cataratas do Iguaçu IPA [kata'ɾatɐs du igwa'su]; Spanish: Cataratas del Iguazú IPA
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State Party Argentina
Type Natural
Criteria viii
Reference 966
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription History
Inscription 2000 (24th Session)
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Type Natural
Criteria viii
Reference 966
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription History
Inscription 2000 (24th Session)
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State Party Argentina
Type Natural
Criteria viii
Reference 966
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription History
Inscription 2000 (24th Session)
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Type Natural
Criteria viii
Reference 966
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription History
Inscription 2000 (24th Session)
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State Party Argentina
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iv
Reference 995
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription History
Inscription 2000 (24th Session)
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Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iv
Reference 995
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription History
Inscription 2000 (24th Session)
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Córdoba is a province of Argentina, located in the center of the country. Its capital, Córdoba, is the second largest city in the country.
Neighboring provinces are (clockwise from the north): Santiago del Estero, Santa Fe, Buenos Aires, La Pampa, San Luis, La Rioja
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Neighboring provinces are (clockwise from the north): Santiago del Estero, Santa Fe, Buenos Aires, La Pampa, San Luis, La Rioja
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State Party Argentina
Type Natural
Criteria vii, viii
Reference 145
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription History
Inscription 1981 (5th Session)
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Type Natural
Criteria vii, viii
Reference 145
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription History
Inscription 1981 (5th Session)
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State Party Argentina
Type Natural
Criteria x
Reference 937
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription History
Inscription 1999 (23rd Session)
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Type Natural
Criteria x
Reference 937
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription History
Inscription 1999 (23rd Session)
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State Party Argentina
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iv, v
Reference 1116
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription History
Inscription 2003 (27th Session)
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Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iv, v
Reference 1116
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription History
Inscription 2003 (27th Session)
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Society of Jesus, (Latin: Societas Iesu, S.J. and S.I.) is a Christian religious order of the Roman Catholic Church in service to the universal Church, whose members are called Jesuits,
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State Party Argentina and Brazil
Type Cultural
Criteria iv
Reference 275-291
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription History
Inscription
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Type Cultural
Criteria iv
Reference 275-291
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription History
Inscription
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State Party Argentina and Brazil
Type Cultural
Criteria iv
Reference 275-291
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription History
Inscription
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Type Cultural
Criteria iv
Reference 275-291
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription History
Inscription
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State Party Argentina and Brazil
Type Cultural
Criteria iv
Reference 275-291
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription History
Inscription
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Type Cultural
Criteria iv
Reference 275-291
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription History
Inscription
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State Party Argentina and Brazil
Type Cultural
Criteria iv
Reference 275-291
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription History
Inscription
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Type Cultural
Criteria iv
Reference 275-291
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription History
Inscription
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State Party Argentina and Brazil
Type Cultural
Criteria iv
Reference 275-291
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription History
Inscription
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Type Cultural
Criteria iv
Reference 275-291
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription History
Inscription
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Motto
Ordem e Progresso (Portuguese)
"Order and Progress"
Anthem
Hino Nacional Brasileiro
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Ordem e Progresso (Portuguese)
"Order and Progress"
Anthem
Hino Nacional Brasileiro
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Motto
Sub Umbra Floreo (Latin)
"You'd Better Belize It"
Anthem
"Land of the Free"
Royal anthem
"God Save the Queen"
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Sub Umbra Floreo (Latin)
"You'd Better Belize It"
Anthem
"Land of the Free"
Royal anthem
"God Save the Queen"
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State Party Belize
Type Natural
Criteria vii, ix, x
Reference 764
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription History
Inscription 1996 (20th Session)
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Type Natural
Criteria vii, ix, x
Reference 764
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription History
Inscription 1996 (20th Session)
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Motto
"Quo Fata Ferunt" (Latin)
"Whither the Fates Carry [Us]"
Anthem
God Save the Queen (official)
Hail to Bermuda (unofficial)
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"Quo Fata Ferunt" (Latin)
"Whither the Fates Carry [Us]"
Anthem
God Save the Queen (official)
Hail to Bermuda (unofficial)
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State Party United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Type Cultural
Criteria iv
Reference 983
Region Europe and North America
Inscription History
Inscription
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Type Cultural
Criteria iv
Reference 983
Region Europe and North America
Inscription History
Inscription
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