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CulturalRef. 606

Serra da Capivara National Park

Cultural World Heritage property in Brazil, inscribed in 1991 under criterion (iii).

Serra da Capivara National Park, Brazil
Photo: Cleude · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Amazonia TheatersBrasíliaCanaima National ParkCavernas do Peruaçu Environmental Protection AreaCentral Amazon Conservation ComplexCentral Suriname Nature ReserveDiscovery Coast Atlantic Forest ReservesEl Fuerte de SamaipataHistoric Centre of Salvador da BahiaHistoric Centre of São LuísHistoric Centre of the Town of DiamantinaHistoric Centre of the Town of GoiásHistoric Centre of the Town of OlindaHistoric Town of Ouro PretoJesuit Missions of ChiquitosLençóis Maranhenses National ParkNoel Kempff Mercado National ParkPampulha Modern EnsemblePantanalRocas AtollSanctuary of Bom Jesus de MatosinhosSão Francisco SquareSerra da Capivara National Park8.667° S, 42.550° W
State Party
Brazil
Year of inscription
1991
Criteria
iii
Area of property
1,291 km²
Location
São Raimundo Nonato, Canto do Buriti
What it is
national park, natural heritage
Founded or built
1979
Reference
WHC 606 · Wikidata Q267394

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.

São Francisco Square, Brazil641 kmSão Francisco SquareBrazil · 2010CulturalHistoric Centre of Salvador da Bahia, Brazil651 kmHistoric Centre of Salvador da BahiaBrazil · 1985CulturalLençóis Maranhenses National Park, Brazil691 kmLençóis Maranhenses National ParkBrazil · 2024NaturalHistoric Centre of São Luís, Brazil710 kmHistoric Centre of São LuísBrazil · 1997CulturalCavernas do Peruaçu Environmental Protection Area, Brazil712 kmCavernas do Peruaçu Environmental Protection AreaBrazil · 2025NaturalHistoric Centre of the Town of Olinda, Brazil851 kmHistoric Centre of the Town of OlindaBrazil · 1982Cultural
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