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NaturalRef. 966

Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks

Natural World Heritage property in Argentina, inscribed in 2000 under criterion (viii).

Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks, Argentina
Photo: Gino Lucas T. · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Atlantic Forest South-East ReservesChinchorro mummiesChurch of Cristo Obrero y Nuestra Señora de LourdesChurches of ChiloéEl Fuerte de SamaipataESMA Museum and Site of MemoryFray Bentos Industrial LandscapeHistoric Centre of ArequipaHistoric Centre of the Town of GoiásHistoric 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 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 TavarangüéLos Alerces National ParkPantanalPotosíQuebrada de HumahuacaSewellTiwanakuValdes Peninsula29.800° S, 67.833° W
State Party
Argentina
Year of inscription
2000
Criteria
viii
Area of property
2,754 km²
Location
San Juan Province, La Rioja Province
What it is
group, nature reserve
Component parts
2 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 966 · Wikidata Q17132555

Why it is on the List

(viii)An outstanding record of the major stages of Earth’s history: the record of life, geological processes or landforms.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba, Argentina385 kmJesuit Block and Estancias of CórdobaArgentina · 2000CulturalHistoric Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso, Chile509 kmHistoric Quarter of the Seaport City of ValparaísoChile · 2003CulturalSewell, Chile534 kmSewellChile · 2006CulturalQuebrada de Humahuaca, Argentina774 kmQuebrada de HumahuacaArgentina · 2003Cultural973 kmFray Bentos Industrial LandscapeUruguay · 2015CulturalESMA Museum and Site of Memory, Argentina1027 kmESMA Museum and Site of MemoryArgentina · 2023Cultural
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