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World Heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean

155 properties in 29 countries, 8 on the Danger List.

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Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean

Antigua and Barbuda1Argentina12Barbados1Belize1Bolivia8 Brazil25 Chile7 Colombia9Costa Rica4Cuba9Curaçao1Dominica1Dominican Republic1Ecuador5El Salvador1Guatemala4Haiti1Honduras2Jamaica2Mexico35Nicaragua2Panama6Paraguay2Peru13Saint Kitts and Nevis1Saint Lucia1Suriname3Uruguay3Venezuela3

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Sites in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Site	Country	Year	Type	Criteria
Amazonia Theaters	Brazil	2026	Cultural	ii iv vi
Cavernas do Peruaçu Environmental Protection Area	Brazil	2025	Natural	vii viii
Huichol route to Huiricuta	Mexico	2025	Cultural	iii vi
Port Royal	Jamaica	2025	Cultural	iv vi
The Colonial Transisthmian Route of Panamá	Panama	2025	Cultural	ii iv
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park	Brazil	2024	Natural	vii viii x
ESMA Museum and Site of Memory	Argentina	2023	Cultural	vi
Jodensavanne	Suriname	2023	Cultural	iv vi
Takalik Abaj	Guatemala	2023	Cultural	ii iii
Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex	Peru	2021	Cultural	i iv
Chinchorro mummies	Chile	2021	Cultural	iii v
Church of Cristo Obrero y Nuestra Señora de Lourdes	Uruguay	2021	Cultural	iv
Sítio Roberto Burle Marx	Brazil	2021	Cultural	ii iv
Paraty and Ilha Grande – Culture and Biodiversity	Brazil	2019	Mixed	v x
Chiribiquete National Park	Colombia	2018	Mixed	iii ix x
Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere Reserve	Mexico	2018	Mixed	iv x
Los Alerces National Park	Argentina	2017	Natural	vii x
Valongo Wharf	Brazil	2017	Cultural	vi
Antigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites	Antigua and Barbuda	2016	Cultural	ii iv
Pampulha Modern Ensemble	Brazil	2016	Cultural	i ii iv
Revillagigedo Islands	Mexico	2016	Natural	vii ix x
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier	Argentina Belgium France+4	2016	Cultural	i ii vi
Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque	Mexico	2015	Cultural	i ii iv
Blue and John Crow Mountains	Jamaica	2015	Mixed	iii vi x
Fray Bentos Industrial Landscape	Uruguay	2015	Cultural	ii iv
Inca road system	Peru Chile Bolivia+3	2014	Cultural	ii iii iv vi
Precolumbian Chiefdom Settlements with Stone Spheres of the Diquís	Costa Rica	2014	Cultural	iii
El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve	Mexico	2013	Natural	vii viii x
Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea	Brazil	2012	Cultural	v vi
Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia	Colombia	2011	Cultural	v vi
Garrison Historic Area	Barbados	2011	Cultural	ii iii iv
León Cathedral	Nicaragua	2011	Cultural	ii iv
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro	Mexico United States	2010	Cultural	ii iv
Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca	Mexico	2010	Cultural	iii
São Francisco Square	Brazil	2010	Cultural	ii iv
Caral	Peru	2009	Cultural	ii iii iv
Historic Centre of Camagüey	Cuba	2008	Cultural	iv v
Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve	Mexico	2008	Natural	vii
Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco	Mexico	2008	Cultural	ii iv
Ciudad Universitaria	Mexico	2007	Cultural	i ii iv
Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila	Mexico	2006	Cultural	ii iv v vi
Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary	Colombia	2006	Natural	vii ix
Sewell	Chile	2006	Cultural	ii
Coiba	Panama	2005	Natural	ix x
Historic Centre of Cienfuegos	Cuba	2005	Cultural	ii iv
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works	Chile	2005	Cultural	ii iii iv
Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California in danger	Mexico	2005	Natural	vii ix x
Luis Barragán House and Studio	Mexico	2004	Cultural	i ii
Pitons	Saint Lucia	2004	Natural	vii viii
Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda	Mexico	2003	Cultural	ii iii
Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso	Chile	2003	Cultural	iii
Quebrada de Humahuaca	Argentina	2003	Cultural	ii iv v
Calakmul	Mexico	2002	Mixed	i ii iii iv ix x
Historic Inner City of Paramaribo in danger	Suriname	2002	Cultural	ii iv
Alexander von Humboldt National Park	Cuba	2001	Natural	ix x
Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás	Brazil	2001	Cultural	ii iv
Rocas Atoll	Brazil	2001	Natural	vii ix x
Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba	Cuba	2000	Cultural	iii iv
Central Amazon Conservation Complex	Brazil	2000	Natural	ix x
Central Suriname Nature Reserve	Suriname	2000	Natural	ix x
Churches of Chiloé	Chile	2000	Cultural	ii iii
Historic Centre of Arequipa	Peru	2000	Cultural	i iv
Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks	Argentina	2000	Natural	viii
Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba	Argentina	2000	Cultural	ii iv
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	Bolivia	2000	Natural	ix x
Pantanal	Brazil Bolivia Paraguay	2000	Natural	vii ix x
Ruínas de León Viejo	Nicaragua	2000	Cultural	iii iv
Tiwanaku	Bolivia	2000	Cultural	iii iv
University City of Caracas	Venezuela	2000	Cultural	i iv
Area de Conservación Guanacaste World Heritage Site	Costa Rica	1999	Natural	ix x
Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves	Brazil	1999	Natural	vii ix x
Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1999	Cultural	iii iv
Cueva de las Manos	Argentina	1999	Cultural	iii
Desembarco del Granma National Park	Cuba	1999	Natural	vii viii
Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves	Brazil	1999	Natural	ix x
Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca	Ecuador	1999	Cultural	ii iv v
Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina	Brazil	1999	Cultural	ii iv
Historic Fortified Town of Campeche	Mexico	1999	Cultural	ii iv
Valdes Peninsula	Argentina	1999	Natural	x
Viñales Valley	Cuba	1999	Cultural	iv
Xochicalco	Mexico	1999	Cultural	iii iv
Casas Grandes	Mexico	1998	Cultural	iii iv
El Fuerte de Samaipata	Bolivia	1998	Cultural	ii iii
Tlacotalpan	Mexico	1998	Cultural	ii iv
Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá	Panama	1997	Cultural	ii iv vi
Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca	Cuba	1997	Cultural	iv v
Cocos Island National Park	Costa Rica	1997	Natural	ix x
Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao	Curaçao	1997	Cultural	ii iv v
Historic Centre of São Luís	Brazil	1997	Cultural	iii iv v
Hospicio Cabañas	Mexico	1997	Cultural	i ii iii iv
Morne Trois Pitons National Park	Dominica	1997	Natural	viii x
Belize Barrier Reef	Belize	1996	Natural	vii ix x
Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro	Mexico	1996	Cultural	ii iv
Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal	Mexico	1996	Cultural	i ii iii
Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento	Uruguay	1995	Cultural	v
Rapa Nui National Park	Chile	1995	Cultural	i iii v
San Agustin archeological park	Colombia	1995	Cultural	iii
Santa Cruz de Mompós	Colombia	1995	Cultural	iv v
Tierradentro	Colombia	1995	Cultural	iii
Canaima National Park	Venezuela	1994	Natural	vii viii ix x
Los Katíos National Park	Colombia	1994	Natural	ix x
Monasteries on the slopes of Popocatépetl	Mexico	1994	Cultural	ii iv
Nazca Lines	Peru	1994	Cultural	i iii iv
Coro and its Port in danger	Venezuela	1993	Cultural	iv v
Historic centre of Zacatecas	Mexico	1993	Cultural	ii iv
Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangüé	Paraguay	1993	Cultural	iv
Joya de Cerén	El Salvador	1993	Cultural	iii iv
Rock Paintings of Sierra de San Francisco	Mexico	1993	Cultural	i iii
Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino	Mexico	1993	Natural	x
Tajín Veracruz	Mexico	1992	Cultural	iii iv
Historic Centre of Morelia in danger	Mexico	1991	Cultural	ii iv vi
Historic City of Sucre	Bolivia	1991	Cultural	iv
Serra da Capivara National Park	Brazil	1991	Cultural	iii
Colonial City of Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	1990	Cultural	ii iv vi
Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos	Bolivia	1990	Cultural	iv v
Río Abiseo National Park	Peru	1990	Mixed	iii vii ix x
Chichen Itza	Mexico	1989	Cultural	i ii iii
Historic Centre of Lima	Peru	1988	Cultural	iv
Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios	Cuba	1988	Cultural	iv v
Brasília	Brazil	1987	Cultural	i iv
Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco	Mexico	1987	Cultural	ii iii iv v
Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán	Mexico	1987	Cultural	i ii iii iv
Historic Centre of Puebla	Mexico	1987	Cultural	ii iv
Manu National Park	Peru	1987	Natural	ix x
Palenque	Mexico	1987	Cultural	i ii iii iv
Potosí in danger	Bolivia	1987	Cultural	ii iv vi
Sian Ka'an	Mexico	1987	Natural	vii x
Teotihuacan	Mexico	1987	Cultural	i ii iii iv vi
Chan Chan in danger	Peru	1986	Cultural	i iii
Iguaçu National Park	Brazil	1986	Natural	vii x
Chavin de Huantar	Peru	1985	Cultural	iii
Historic Centre of Salvador da Bahia	Brazil	1985	Cultural	iv vi
Huascarán National Park	Peru	1985	Natural	vii viii
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos	Brazil	1985	Cultural	i iv
Iguazú National Park World Heritage Site	Argentina	1984	Natural	vii x
Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena	Colombia	1984	Cultural	iv vi
Historic centre of Cusco	Peru	1983	Cultural	iii iv
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu	Peru	1983	Mixed	i iii vii ix
Jesuit missions among the Guaraní	Argentina Brazil	1983	Cultural	iv
Sangay National Park	Ecuador	1983	Natural	vii viii ix x
Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves	Costa Rica Panama	1983	Natural	vii viii ix x
Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda	Brazil	1982	Cultural	ii iv
National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers	Haiti	1982	Cultural	iv vi
Old Havana and its Fortification System	Cuba	1982	Cultural	iv v
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve in danger	Honduras	1982	Natural	vii viii ix x
Darién National Park	Panama	1981	Natural	vii ix x
Los Glaciares National Park	Argentina	1981	Natural	vii viii
Quiriguá	Guatemala	1981	Cultural	i ii iv
Copán	Honduras	1980	Cultural	iv vi
fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo in danger	Panama	1980	Cultural	i iv
Historic Town of Ouro Preto	Brazil	1980	Cultural	i iii
Antigua Guatemala	Guatemala	1979	Cultural	ii iii iv
Tikal National Park	Guatemala	1979	Mixed	i iii iv ix x
Galapagos Islands	Ecuador	1978	Natural	vii viii ix x
Historic Center of Quito	Ecuador	1978	Cultural	ii iv

Data: Wikidata (CC0) · danger list as published in 2026 · independent atlas, not affiliated with UNESCO or Petit Futé.