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CulturalRef. 529

Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos

Cultural World Heritage property in Bolivia, inscribed in 1990 under criteria (iv), (v).

Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos, Bolivia
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Amazonia TheatersAtlantic Forest South-East ReservesBrasíliaCaralCavernas do Peruaçu Environmental Protection AreaCentral Amazon Conservation ComplexChan ChanChankillo Archaeoastronomical ComplexChavin de HuantarChinchorro mummiesEl Fuerte de SamaipataHistoric Centre of ArequipaHistoric centre of CuscoHistoric Centre of LimaHistoric Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de CuencaHistoric Centre of São LuísHistoric 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 missions among the GuaraníJesuit Missions of ChiquitosJesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de TavarangüéLençóis Maranhenses National ParkManu 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 Wharf16.275° S, 62.507° W
State Party
Bolivia
Year of inscription
1990
Criteria
ivv
Location
Santa Cruz Department
What it is
mission station
Component parts
6 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 529 · Wikidata Q33934

Why it is on the List

(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

El Fuerte de Samaipata, Bolivia253 kmEl Fuerte de SamaipataBolivia · 1998CulturalNoel Kempff Mercado National Park, Bolivia289 kmNoel Kempff Mercado National ParkBolivia · 2000NaturalHistoric City of Sucre, Bolivia424 kmHistoric City of SucreBolivia · 1991CulturalPotosí, Bolivia504 kmPotosíBolivia · 1987CulturalPantanal, Brazil547 kmPantanalBrazil · 2000NaturalTiwanaku, Bolivia658 kmTiwanakuBolivia · 2000Cultural
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