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MixedRef. 274

Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu

Mixed World Heritage property in Peru, inscribed in 1983 under criteria (i), (iii), (vii), (ix).

Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, Peru
Photo: © 2004 Guillaume Audureau · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Amazonia TheatersCaralCentral Amazon Conservation ComplexChan ChanChankillo Archaeoastronomical ComplexChavin de HuantarChinchorro mummiesChiribiquete National ParkEl Fuerte de SamaipataGalapagos IslandsHistoric Center of QuitoHistoric Centre of ArequipaHistoric centre of CuscoHistoric Centre of LimaHistoric Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de CuencaHistoric City of SucreHistoric Sanctuary of Machu PicchuHuascarán National ParkHumberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter WorksIguaçu National ParkIguazú National Park World Heritage SiteInca road systemJesuit Missions of ChiquitosJesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de TavarangüéManu National ParkNazca LinesNoel Kempff Mercado National ParkPantanalPotosíQuebrada de HumahuacaRío Abiseo National ParkSangay National ParkTiwanaku13.117° S, 72.583° W
State Party
Peru
Year of inscription
1983
Type
Mixed
Criteria
iiiiviiix
Area of property
38,161 ha
Location
Cusco Department
What it is
protected area
Founded or built
1981
Reference
WHC 274 · Wikidata Q3331815

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(ix)An outstanding example of ongoing ecological and biological processes in ecosystems on land, in fresh water or at sea.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Historic centre of Cusco, Peru79 kmHistoric centre of CuscoPeru · 1983CulturalManu National Park, Peru148 kmManu National ParkPeru · 1987NaturalNazca Lines, Peru327 kmNazca LinesPeru · 1994CulturalHistoric Centre of Arequipa, Peru382 kmHistoric Centre of ArequipaPeru · 2000CulturalHistoric Centre of Lima, Peru498 kmHistoric Centre of LimaPeru · 1988CulturalTiwanaku, Bolivia568 kmTiwanakuBolivia · 2000Cultural
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