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CulturalRef. 744

San Agustin archeological park

Cultural World Heritage property in Colombia, inscribed in 1995 under criterion (iii).

San Agustin archeological park, Colombia
Photo: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Colombia
Year of inscription
1995
Criteria
iii
Location
Huila Department, San Agustín
What it is
cultural property, archaeological park
Official website
icanh.gov.co
Reference
WHC 744 · Wikidata Q2887224

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Tierradentro, Colombia83 kmTierradentroColombia · 1995CulturalHistoric Center of Quito, Ecuador340 kmHistoric Center of QuitoEcuador · 1978CulturalChiribiquete National Park, Colombia410 kmChiribiquete National ParkColombia · 2018MixedSangay National Park, Ecuador471 kmSangay National ParkEcuador · 1983NaturalHistoric Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca, Ecuador611 kmHistoric Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de CuencaEcuador · 1999CulturalMalpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary, Colombia634 kmMalpelo Fauna and Flora SanctuaryColombia · 2006Natural
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