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Viñales Valley

Cultural World Heritage property in Cuba, inscribed in 1999 under criterion (iv).

Viñales Valley, Cuba
Photo: Severin.stalder · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Cuba
Year of inscription
1999
Criteria
iv
Location
Pinar del Río Province
What it is
valley, nature area
Elevation
138 m
Reference
WHC 840 · Wikidata Q48108

Why it is on the List

(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

151 kmOld Havana and its Fortification SystemCuba · 1982CulturalHistoric Centre of Camagüey, Cuba340 kmHistoric Centre of CamagüeyCuba · 2008CulturalHistoric Centre of Cienfuegos, Cuba341 kmHistoric Centre of CienfuegosCuba · 2005CulturalTrinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios, Cuba395 kmTrinidad and the Valley de los IngeniosCuba · 1988CulturalEverglades National Park, United States430 kmEverglades National ParkUnited States · 1979NaturalChichen Itza, Mexico546 kmChichen ItzaMexico · 1989Cultural
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