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CulturalRef. 883

El Fuerte de Samaipata

Cultural World Heritage property in Bolivia, inscribed in 1998 under criteria (ii), (iii).

El Fuerte de Samaipata, Bolivia
Photo: Mhwater at Dutch Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Atlantic Forest South-East ReservesBrasíliaCaralCavernas do Peruaçu Environmental Protection AreaChan ChanChankillo Archaeoastronomical ComplexChavin de HuantarChinchorro mummiesEl Fuerte de SamaipataHistoric Centre of ArequipaHistoric centre of CuscoHistoric Centre of LimaHistoric Centre of the Town of DiamantinaHistoric Centre of the Town of GoiásHistoric City of SucreHistoric Sanctuary of Machu PicchuHistoric Town of Ouro PretoHuascarán National ParkHumberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter WorksIguaçu National ParkIguazú National Park World Heritage SiteInca road systemIschigualasto / Talampaya Natural ParksJesuit Block and Estancias of CórdobaJesuit missions among the GuaraníJesuit Missions of ChiquitosJesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de TavarangüéManu National ParkNazca LinesNoel Kempff Mercado National ParkPampulha Modern EnsemblePantanalParaty and Ilha Grande – Culture and BiodiversityPotosíQuebrada de HumahuacaRío Abiseo National ParkRio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the SeaSanctuary of Bom Jesus de MatosinhosSerra da Capivara National ParkSítio Roberto Burle MarxTiwanakuValongo Wharf18.178° S, 63.819° W
State Party
Bolivia
Year of inscription
1998
Criteria
iiiii
Area of property
20 ha
Location
Florida Province, Santa Cruz Department
What it is
archaeological site
Elevation
1,904 m
Official website
samaipata.com/ingles.htm
Reference
WHC 883 · Wikidata Q876451

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.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Historic City of Sucre, Bolivia180 kmHistoric City of SucreBolivia · 1991CulturalJesuit Missions of Chiquitos, Bolivia253 kmJesuit Missions of ChiquitosBolivia · 1990CulturalPotosí, Bolivia257 kmPotosíBolivia · 1987CulturalNoel Kempff Mercado National Park, Bolivia542 kmNoel Kempff Mercado National ParkBolivia · 2000NaturalTiwanaku, Bolivia546 kmTiwanakuBolivia · 2000CulturalQuebrada de Humahuaca, Argentina581 kmQuebrada de HumahuacaArgentina · 2003Cultural
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