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Nazca Lines

Cultural World Heritage property in Peru, inscribed in 1994 under criteria (i), (iii), (iv).

Nazca Lines, Peru
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Amazonia TheatersCaralCentral 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 City of SucreHistoric Sanctuary of Machu PicchuHuascarán National ParkHumberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter WorksIguaçu National ParkIguazú National Park World Heritage SiteInca road systemJesuit 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 ParkSangay National ParkTiwanaku14.697° S, 75.135° W
State Party
Peru
Year of inscription
1994
Criteria
iiiiiv
Area of property
75,358 ha
Location
Ica Department, Nasca Province
What it is
geoglyph, archaeological site
Founded or built
200 BC
Component parts
17 (serial property)
Landform
Coastal desert of Peru
Reference
WHC 700 · Wikidata Q2620036

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.(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.

Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, Peru327 kmHistoric Sanctuary of Machu PicchuPeru · 1983MixedHistoric Centre of Lima, Peru359 kmHistoric Centre of LimaPeru · 1988CulturalHistoric centre of Cusco, Peru365 kmHistoric centre of CuscoPeru · 1983CulturalHistoric Centre of Arequipa, Peru430 kmHistoric Centre of ArequipaPeru · 2000CulturalManu National Park, Peru471 kmManu National ParkPeru · 1987NaturalCaral, Peru496 kmCaralPeru · 2009Cultural
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