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Chavin de Huantar

Cultural World Heritage property in Peru, inscribed in 1985 under criterion (iii).

Chavin de Huantar, Peru
Photo: Martin St-Amant ( S23678 ) · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Peru
Year of inscription
1985
Criteria
iii
Area of property
15 ha
Location
Áncash Department, Huari Province
What it is
archaeological site
Reference
WHC 330 · Wikidata Q732554

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.
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Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Huascarán National Park, Peru32 kmHuascarán National ParkPeru · 1985NaturalChankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex, Peru116 kmChankillo Archaeoastronomical ComplexPeru · 2021CulturalCaral, Peru149 kmCaralPeru · 2009CulturalRío Abiseo National Park, Peru205 kmRío Abiseo National ParkPeru · 1990MixedChan Chan, Peru266 kmChan ChanPeru · 1986CulturalHistoric Centre of Lima, Peru274 kmHistoric Centre of LimaPeru · 1988Cultural
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