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Caral

Cultural World Heritage property in Peru, inscribed in 2009 under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv).

Caral, Peru
Photo: Håkan Svensson Xauxa · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Amazonia TheatersCaralCentral Amazon Conservation ComplexChan ChanChankillo Archaeoastronomical ComplexChavin de HuantarChinchorro mummiesChiribiquete National ParkEl Fuerte de SamaipataGalapagos IslandsHistoric Center of QuitoHistoric Centre of ArequipaHistoric centre of CuscoHistoric Centre of LimaHistoric Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de CuencaHistoric City of SucreHistoric Sanctuary of Machu PicchuHuascarán National ParkHumberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter WorksInca road systemJesuit Missions of ChiquitosManu National ParkNazca LinesNoel Kempff Mercado National ParkPantanalPotosíQuebrada de HumahuacaRío Abiseo National ParkSan Agustin archeological parkSangay National ParkTierradentroTiwanaku10.894° S, 77.520° W
State Party
Peru
Year of inscription
2009
Criteria
iiiiiiv
Area of property
626 ha
Location
Supe District
What it is
archaeological site
Reference
WHC 1269 · Wikidata Q219279

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.

Historic Centre of Lima, Peru139 kmHistoric Centre of LimaPeru · 1988CulturalChavin de Huantar, Peru149 kmChavin de HuantarPeru · 1985CulturalHuascarán National Park, Peru167 kmHuascarán National ParkPeru · 1985NaturalChankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex, Peru168 kmChankillo Archaeoastronomical ComplexPeru · 2021CulturalRío Abiseo National Park, Peru351 kmRío Abiseo National ParkPeru · 1990MixedChan Chan, Peru353 kmChan ChanPeru · 1986Cultural
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