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CulturalRef. 959

Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso

Cultural World Heritage property in Chile, inscribed in 2003 under criterion (iii).

Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso, Chile
Photo: Francesco Bandarin · CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Wikimedia Commons
Church of Cristo Obrero y Nuestra Señora de LourdesChurches of ChiloéESMA Museum and Site of MemoryFray Bentos Industrial LandscapeHistoric City of SucreHistoric Quarter of the City of Colonia del SacramentoHistoric Quarter of the Seaport City of ValparaísoHumberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter WorksIguaçu National ParkIguazú National Park World Heritage SiteIschigualasto / Talampaya Natural ParksJesuit Block and Estancias of CórdobaJesuit missions among the GuaraníJesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de TavarangüéLos Alerces National ParkPotosíQuebrada de HumahuacaSewellValdes Peninsula33.041° S, 71.628° W
State Party
Chile
Year of inscription
2003
Criteria
iii
Area of property
23 ha
Location
Valparaíso
What it is
old town, neighborhood
Reference
WHC 959 · Wikidata Q16333721

Why it is on the List

(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.

Sewell, Chile164 kmSewellChile · 2006CulturalIschigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks, Argentina509 kmIschigualasto / Talampaya Natural ParksArgentina · 2000NaturalJesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba, Argentina693 kmJesuit Block and Estancias of CórdobaArgentina · 2000CulturalChurches of Chiloé, Chile1068 kmChurches of ChiloéChile · 2000CulturalLos Alerces National Park, Argentina1086 kmLos Alerces National ParkArgentina · 2017NaturalESMA Museum and Site of Memory, Argentina1227 kmESMA Museum and Site of MemoryArgentina · 2023Cultural
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