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Antigua Guatemala

Cultural World Heritage property in Guatemala, inscribed in 1979 under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv).

Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of TequilaAlexander von Humboldt National ParkAntigua GuatemalaAqueduct of Padre TemblequeArchaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of CubaArchaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of PanamáArea de Conservación Guanacaste World Heritage SiteBelize Barrier ReefBlue and John Crow MountainsCalakmulCastillo de San Pedro de la RocaChichen ItzaChiribiquete National ParkCiudad UniversitariaCocos Island National ParkCoibaColonial City of Santo DomingoCopánCoro and its PortDarién National ParkDesembarco del Granma National ParkEl Camino Real de Tierra AdentroEverglades National Parkfortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San LorenzoFranciscan Missions in the Sierra GordaHistoric Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, CuraçaoHistoric Centre of CamagüeyHistoric Centre of CienfuegosHistoric Centre of Mexico City and XochimilcoHistoric Centre of MoreliaHistoric Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte AlbánHistoric Centre of PueblaHistoric centre of ZacatecasHistoric Fortified Town of CampecheHistoric Monuments Zone of QuerétaroHospicio CabañasHuichol route to HuiricutaIslands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of CaliforniaJoya de CerénLeón CathedralLos Katíos National ParkLuis Barragán House and StudioMalpelo Fauna and Flora SanctuaryMonarch Butterfly Biosphere ReserveMonasteries on the slopes of PopocatépetlNational History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, RamiersOld Havana and its Fortification SystemPalenquePort, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, CartagenaPort RoyalPre-Hispanic Town of UxmalPrecolumbian Chiefdom Settlements with Stone Spheres of the DiquísPrehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of OaxacaProtective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de AtotonilcoQuiriguáRío Plátano Biosphere ReserveRuínas de León ViejoSan Agustin archeological parkSanta Cruz de MompósSian Ka'anTajín VeracruzTakalik AbajTalamanca Range-La Amistad ReservesTehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere ReserveTeotihuacanThe Colonial Transisthmian Route of PanamáTierradentroTikal National ParkTlacotalpanTrinidad and the Valley de los IngeniosViñales ValleyXochicalco14.556° N, 90.734° W
State Party
Guatemala
Year of inscription
1979
Criteria
iiiiiiv
Location
Antigua Guatemala
What it is
group of structures or buildings
Component parts
9 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 65 · Wikidata Q65130425

Why it is on the List

(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Takalik Abaj, Guatemala108 kmTakalik AbajGuatemala · 2023CulturalJoya de Cerén, El Salvador169 kmJoya de CerénEl Salvador · 1993CulturalCopán, Honduras174 kmCopánHonduras · 1980CulturalQuiriguá, Guatemala198 kmQuiriguáGuatemala · 1981CulturalTikal National Park, Guatemala319 kmTikal National ParkGuatemala · 1979MixedPalenque, Mexico354 kmPalenqueMexico · 1987Cultural
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