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Sewell

Cultural World Heritage property in Chile, inscribed in 2006 under criterion (ii).

Sewell, Chile
Photo: Marcelo Páez Bermúdez · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Church of Cristo Obrero y Nuestra Señora de LourdesChurches of ChiloéCueva de las ManosESMA Museum and Site of MemoryFray Bentos Industrial LandscapeHistoric Quarter of the City of Colonia del SacramentoHistoric Quarter of the Seaport City of ValparaísoHumberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter WorksIguaçu National ParkIguazú National Park World Heritage SiteIschigualasto / Talampaya Natural ParksJesuit Block and Estancias of CórdobaJesuit missions among the GuaraníJesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de TavarangüéLos Alerces National ParkQuebrada de HumahuacaSewellValdes Peninsula34.085° S, 70.382° W
State Party
Chile
Year of inscription
2006
Criteria
ii
Area of property
17 ha
Location
Machalí
What it is
mining community, company town
Elevation
2,150 m
Reference
WHC 1214 · Wikidata Q588417

Why it is on the List

(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso, Chile164 kmHistoric Quarter of the Seaport City of ValparaísoChile · 2003CulturalIschigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks, Argentina534 kmIschigualasto / Talampaya Natural ParksArgentina · 2000NaturalJesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba, Argentina617 kmJesuit Block and Estancias of CórdobaArgentina · 2000CulturalLos Alerces National Park, Argentina979 kmLos Alerces National ParkArgentina · 2017NaturalChurches of Chiloé, Chile981 kmChurches of ChiloéChile · 2000CulturalValdes Peninsula, Argentina1091 kmValdes PeninsulaArgentina · 1999Natural
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