List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas

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This is a list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.

Contents 1 Argentina 2 Belize 3 Bermuda 4 Bolivia 5 Brazil 6 Canada 7 Chile 8 Colombia 9 Costa Rica 10 Cuba 11 Dominica 12 Dominican Republic 13 Ecuador 14 El Salvador 15 Greenland (Denmark) 16 Guatemala 17 Haiti 18 Honduras 19 Mexico(27) 20 Netherlands Antilles 21 Nicaragua 22 Panama 23 Paraguay 24 Peru 25 Puerto Rico 26 Saint Kitts and Nevis 27 Saint Lucia 28 Suriname 29 United States 30 Uruguay 31 Venezuela 32 See also 33 External links

[edit] 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)

[edit] Belize

• Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System

[edit] Bermuda

• Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda

[edit] 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

[edit] 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
• Jaraguá State Park
• 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)

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Costa Rica

• Area de Conservación Guanacaste
• Cocos Island National Park
• La Amistad International Park (shared with Panama)

[edit] 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

[edit] Dominica

• Morne Trois Pitons National Park

[edit] Dominican Republic

• Colonial City of Santo Domingo

[edit] Ecuador

• City of Quito
• Galápagos Islands
• Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca
• Sangay National Park

[edit] El Salvador

• Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site

[edit] Greenland (Denmark)

• Ilulissat Icefjord

[edit] Guatemala

• Antigua Guatemala
• Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua
• Tikal National Park

[edit] Haiti

• National History Park
• Citadelle Laferrière
• Sans-Souci Palace Ruins
• Ramiers

[edit] Honduras

• Maya Site of Copán
• Río Platano Biosphere Reserve

[edit] Mexico(27)

• Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila
• Ancient Maya City of Calakmul, Campeche
• Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco in the state of Morelos
• 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, Puebla & Morelos
• 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

[edit] Netherlands Antilles

• Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Netherlands Antilles

[edit] Nicaragua

• Ruins of León Viejo

[edit] 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

[edit] Paraguay

• Jesuit Missions of La Santisima Trinidad de Parana and Jesus de Tavarangue

[edit] 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

[edit] Puerto Rico

• La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site

[edit] Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park

[edit] Saint Lucia

• Pitons Management Area

[edit] Suriname

• Central Suriname Nature Reserve
• Historic Inner City of Paramaribo

[edit] United States

• Aztec Ruins National Monument - New Mexico
• 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 and State Parks - 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

[edit] Uruguay

• Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento

[edit] Venezuela

• Canaima National Park
• Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas
• Coro and its Port

[edit] 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

[edit] 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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