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CulturalRef. 1459

Inca road system

Cultural World Heritage property in Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Argentina, inscribed in 2014 under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi).

Inca road system, Peru
Photo: Aga Khan (IT) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Atlantic Forest South-East ReservesBrasíliaCaralChan ChanChankillo Archaeoastronomical ComplexChavin de HuantarChinchorro mummiesEl Fuerte de SamaipataHistoric Centre of ArequipaHistoric centre of CuscoHistoric Centre of LimaHistoric Centre of the Town of GoiásHistoric City of SucreHistoric Sanctuary of Machu PicchuHuascarán 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 ParkPantanalPotosíQuebrada de HumahuacaRío Abiseo National ParkTiwanaku18.250° S, 69.592° W
Year of inscription
2014
Criteria
iiiiiivvi
Area of property
11,407 ha
What it is
road network
Component parts
138 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1459 · Wikidata Q948975

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.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

81 kmChinchorro mummiesChile · 2021CulturalTiwanaku, Bolivia212 kmTiwanakuBolivia · 2000CulturalHumberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works, Chile219 kmHumberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter WorksChile · 2005CulturalHistoric Centre of Arequipa, Peru291 kmHistoric Centre of ArequipaPeru · 2000CulturalPotosí, Bolivia430 kmPotosíBolivia · 1987CulturalHistoric City of Sucre, Bolivia465 kmHistoric City of SucreBolivia · 1991Cultural
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