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CulturalRef. 841

Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca

Cultural World Heritage property in Cuba, inscribed in 1997 under criteria (iv), (v).

Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca, Cuba
Photo: Glogg, Peter, Switzerland · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Cuba
Year of inscription
1997
Criteria
ivv
Area of property
94 ha
Location
Santiago de Cuba
What it is
fortress
Reference
WHC 841 · Wikidata Q910189

Why it is on the List

(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba, Cuba51 kmArchaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of CubaCuba · 2000CulturalAlexander von Humboldt National Park, Cuba121 kmAlexander von Humboldt National ParkCuba · 2001NaturalDesembarco del Granma National Park, Cuba185 kmDesembarco del Granma National ParkCuba · 1999NaturalBlue and John Crow Mountains, Jamaica223 kmBlue and John Crow MountainsJamaica · 2015MixedPort Royal, Jamaica248 kmPort RoyalJamaica · 2025CulturalNational History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers, Haiti382 kmNational History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, RamiersHaiti · 1982Cultural
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