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NaturalRef. 1747

Cavernas do Peruaçu Environmental Protection Area

Natural World Heritage property in Brazil, inscribed in 2025 under criteria (vii), (viii).

Cavernas do Peruaçu Environmental Protection Area, Brazil
Photo: Godoi vera · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Amazonia TheatersAtlantic Forest South-East ReservesBrasíliaCavernas do Peruaçu Environmental Protection AreaCentral Amazon Conservation ComplexDiscovery Coast Atlantic Forest ReservesEl Fuerte de SamaipataHistoric Centre of Salvador da BahiaHistoric Centre of São LuísHistoric Centre of the Town of DiamantinaHistoric Centre of the Town of GoiásHistoric Centre of the Town of OlindaHistoric City of SucreHistoric Town of Ouro PretoIguaçu National ParkIguazú National Park World Heritage SiteJesuit missions among the GuaraníJesuit Missions of ChiquitosJesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de TavarangüéLençóis Maranhenses National ParkNoel Kempff Mercado National ParkPampulha Modern EnsemblePantanalParaty and Ilha Grande – Culture and BiodiversityPotosíQuebrada de HumahuacaRio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the SeaRocas AtollSanctuary of Bom Jesus de MatosinhosSão Francisco SquareSerra da Capivara National ParkSítio Roberto Burle MarxValongo Wharf14.900° S, 44.050° W
State Party
Brazil
Year of inscription
2025
Criteria
viiviii
Area of property
1,434 km²
Location
Bonito de Minas, Cônego Marinho
What it is
Environmental Protection Area in Brazil
Founded or built
1989
Reference
WHC 1747 · Wikidata Q5055056

Why it is on the List

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(viii)An outstanding record of the major stages of Earth’s history: the record of life, geological processes or landforms.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina, Brazil374 kmHistoric Centre of the Town of DiamantinaBrazil · 1999CulturalBrasília, Brazil423 kmBrasíliaBrazil · 1987CulturalDiscovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves, Brazil544 kmDiscovery Coast Atlantic Forest ReservesBrazil · 1999NaturalPampulha Modern Ensemble, Brazil551 kmPampulha Modern EnsembleBrazil · 2016CulturalHistoric Town of Ouro Preto, Brazil613 kmHistoric Town of Ouro PretoBrazil · 1980CulturalSanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos, Brazil624 kmSanctuary of Bom Jesus de MatosinhosBrazil · 1985Cultural
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