List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas
This is a list of the
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage Sites in
North America,
South America, and the
Caribbean.
===
Argentina===
*
Cueva de las Manos,
Rio Pinturas
*
Iguazú National Park, home of
Iguassu Falls
*
Ischigualasto National Park /
Talampaya Natural Parks
*
Cordoba Jesuit Block and
Estancias of Cordoba of
Cordoba, Argentina
*
Los Glaciares National Park
*
Peninsula Valdés
*
Quebrada de Humahuaca
===
Argentina/
Brazil===
*
Jesuit Missions of the
Guaranis
===
Belize===
*
Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System
===
Bermuda===
*
Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda
===
Bolivia===
*City of
Potosí
*
Fuerte de Samaipata
*Historic City of
Sucre
*Jesuit Missions of the
Chiquitos
*
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
*
Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the
Tiwanaku Culture
===
Brazil===
*
Atlantic Forest Southeast Reserves
*
Brasília
*Brazilian Atlantic Islands:
Fernando de Noronha and
Atol das Rocas Reserves
*Cerrado Protected Areas:
Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park and
Emas National Parks
*
Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves
*Historic Centre of
São Luís
*Historic Centre of
Salvador, Brazil
*Historic Centre of the Town of
Diamantina
*Historic Centre of the Town of
Goiás
*Historic Centre of the Town of
Olinda
*Historic Town of
Ouro Preto
*
Iguacu National Park
*
Jaú National Park
*
Pantanal Conservation Area
*Sanctuary of
Bom Jesus do Congonhas
*
Serra da Capivara National Park
===
Canada===
*
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
*
Dinosaur Provincial Park
*
Gros Morne National Park
*
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
*Historic District of
Quebec City
*
Kluane National Park and Reserve/
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve/
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve/
Tatshenshini-Alsek (partially in the USA)
*
L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site
*
Miguasha Provincial Park
*
Nahanni National Park
*
Old Town Lunenburg
*
Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site
*
Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park (union of
Waterton Lakes National Park (Canada) and
Glacier National Park (U.S.) (USA) parks)
*
Wood Buffalo National Park
===
Chile===
*
Churches of Chiloé
*
Rapa Nui National Park on
Easter Island (
Moais)
*Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of
Valparaíso
===
Colombia===
*Historic Centre of
Santa Cruz de Mompox
*
Los Katios National Park
*National Archaeological Park of
Tierradentro
*Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments,
Cartagena de Indias
*
San Agustín Archaeological Park
===
Costa Rica===
*
Area de Conservación Guanacaste
*
Cocos Island National Park
*
La Amistad National Park (partially in Panama)
===
Cuba===
*
Alejandro de Humboldt National Park
*
Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the Southeast of Cuba
*
Desembarco del Granma National Park
*Old
Havana and its Fortifications
*
San Pedro de la Roca Castle,
Santiago de Cuba
*
Trinidad, Cuba and the
Valley de los Ingenios
*
Viñales Valley
===
Dominica===
*
Morne Trois Pitons National Park
===
Dominican Republic===
*Colonial City of
Santo Domingo
===
Ecuador===
*City of
Quito
*
Galapagos Islands
*Historic Centre of
Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca
*
Sangay National Park
===
El Salvador===
*
Joya de Ceren Archaeological Site
===
Guatemala===
*
Antigua Guatemala
*Archaeological Park and Ruins of
Quirigua
*
Tikal National Park
===
Greenland (
Denmark)===
*
Ilulissat
===
Haiti===
*
Haiti National History Park -- Citadel, Sans-Souci, Ramiers
===
Honduras===
*
Maya civilization Site of
Copán
*
Río Platano Biosphere Reserve
===
Mexico===
*Ancient
Maya civilization City of
Calakmul,
Campeche (state)
*Archaeological Monuments Zone of
Xochicalco
*Archeological Zone of
Paquimé,
Casas Grandes,
Chihuahua (state)
*Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of
Popocatépetl
*Historic Centre of
Mexico City and
Xochimilco
*Historic Centre of
Morelia, Michoacán
*Historic Centre of
Oaxaca, Oaxaca, and Archaeological Site of
Monte Albán
*Historic Centre of
Puebla, Puebla
*Historic Centre of
Zacatecas, Zacatecas
*Historic Fortified Town of
Campeche, Campeche
*Historic Monuments Zone of
Santiago de Querétaro
*Historic Monuments Zone of
Tlacotalpan
*Historic Town of
Guanajuato, Guanajuato, and Adjacent Mines
*
Hospicio Cabañas,
Guadalajara, Jalisco
*
Luis Barragán House and Studio
*Pre-Hispanic City of
El Tajín
*Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of
Palenque
*Pre-Hispanic City of
Chichén Itzá
*Pre-Hispanic City of
Teotihuacan
*Pre-Hispanic City of
Uxmal
*Rock Paintings of the
Sierra de San Francisco
*
Sian Ka'an biosphere reserve,
Quintana Roo
*
Whale Sanctuary of
El Vizcaino
*
Franciscan Missions in the
Sierra Gorda of
Querétaro
===
Netherlands Antilles===
*Historic Area of
Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour,
Curaçao,
Netherlands Antilles
===
Nicaragua===
*Ruins of
Leon Viejo
===
Panama===
*
Darien National Park
*
La Amistad National Park (partially in Costa Rica)
*Fortifications on the Caribbean side of Panama:
Portobelo-
San Lorenzo
*The Historic District of
Panama City, with the
Salon Bolivar
===
Paraguay===
*
Jesuit Missions of
La Santisima Trinidad de Parana and J
esus de Tavarangue
===
Peru===
*
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
*
Chavin de Huantar (Archaeological site)
*City of
Cuzco
*
Historic Centre of Lima
*Historic Sanctuary of
Machu Picchu
*Historical Centre of the City of
Arequipa
*
Huascaran National Park
*Lines and Geoglyphs of
Nasca and
Pampas de Jumana
*
Manu National Park
*
Rio Abiseo National Park
===
Puerto Rico===
*
La Fortaleza- The Governor's Mansion
*
El Morro- Spanish Colonial Era Fortification
*
San Juan National Historic Site
===
Saint Lucia===
*
Pitons Management Area
===
Suriname===
*
Central Suriname Nature Reserve
*Historic Inner City of
Paramaribo
===
United States===
*
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
*
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
*
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
*
Everglades National Park
*
Grand Canyon National Park
*
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
*
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
*
Independence Hall
*
Kluane National Park and Reserve/
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve/
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve/
Tatshenshini-Alsek (partially in Canada)
*
Mammoth Cave National Park
*
Mesa Verde National Park
*
Monticello and
University of Virginia in
Charlottesville
*
Olympic National Park
*
Taos Pueblo
*
Redwood National Park
*
Statue of Liberty
*
Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park (union of
Waterton Lakes National Park (Canada) and
Glacier National Park (U.S.) (USA) parks)
*
Yellowstone
*
Yosemite National Park
===
Uruguay===
*Historic Quarter of the City of
Colonia del Sacramento
===
Venezuela===
*
Canaima National Park
*
Ciudad Universitaria de
Caracas
*
Coro and its Port
== See also ==
*
List of World Heritage Sites in Africa
*
List of World Heritage Sites in Asia and Australasia
*
List of World Heritage Sites in Europe
==External links==
*[http://www.unesco.org/whc UNESCO World Heritage Sites] - Official site
*[http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31 UNESCO World Heritage Centre] - Official site
*[http://whc.unesco.org/heritage.htm List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites] - Official site
*[http://www.vrheritage.org VRheritage.org] - documentation of World Heritage Sites
UN World Heritage Sites
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