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Joya de Cerén

Cultural World Heritage property in El Salvador, inscribed in 1993 under criteria (iii), (iv).

Joya de Cerén, El Salvador
Photo: Mariordo (Mario Roberto Duran Ortiz) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
El Salvador
Year of inscription
1993
Criteria
iiiiv
Area of property
5.0 ha
Location
San Juan Opico
What it is
archaeological site
Reference
WHC 675 · Wikidata Q27985

Why it is on the List

(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.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

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1993

Also inscribed in 1993

All of 1993

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