From World Afropedia
This is a list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Americas (North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean). Hawaii and Easter Island are included here given their political ties to the Americas despite being geographically located in Oceania. Mexico leads the Americas hosting 31 sites, and is ranked the fourth in the world.
Argentina (8)
Location of World Heritage Sites within Argentina
- Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas — 1999
- Iguazú National Park — 1984
- Ischigualasto and Talampaya Natural Parks — 2000
- Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba — 2000
- Los Glaciares — 1981
- Península Valdés — 1999
- Quebrada de Humahuaca — 2003
- Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Miní, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa María Mayor (plus São Miguel das Missões in Brazil) — 1983 (shared with Brazil)
Belize (1)
Location of World Heritage Sites within Belize
- Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System — 1996, 2009
Bermuda (1)
- Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda — 2000
Bolivia (6)
Location of World Heritage Sites within Bolivia
- City of Potosí — 1987
- Fuerte de Samaipata — 1998
- Historic City of Sucre — 1991
- Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos — 1990
- Noel Kempff Mercado National Park — 2000
- Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture — 2000
Brazil (18)
Location of World Heritage Sites within Brazil
- Atlantic Forest Southeast Reserves — 1999
- Brasília — 1987
- Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves — 2001
- Central Amazon Conservation Complex — 2000, 2003
- Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks — 2001
- Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves — 1999
- Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia — 1985
- Historic Centre of São Luís — 1997
- Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina — 1999
- Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás — 2001
- Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda — 1982
- Historic Town of Ouro Preto — 1980
- Iguaçu National Park — 1986
- Pantanal Conservation Area — 2000
- Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas — 1985
- Serra da Capivara National Park — 1991
- Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: Ruins of São Miguel das Missões in Rio Grande do Sul — 1983, 1984 (shared with Argentina)
- São Francisco Square in the Town of São Cristóvão — 2010
Canada (15)
- Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks — 1984, 1990
- Dinosaur Provincial Park — 1979
- Gros Morne National Park — 1987
- Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump — 1981
- Historic District of Quebec — 1985
- Joggins Fossil Cliffs — 2008
- Kluane / Wrangell – St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini–Alsek — 1979, 1992, 1994 (shared with United States)
- L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site — 1978
- Miguasha National Park — 1999
- Nahanni National Park — 1978
- Old Town Lunenburg — 1995
- Rideau Canal — 2007
- SGang Gwaay — 1981
- Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park — 1995 (shared with United States)
- Wood Buffalo National Park — 1983
Chile (5)
Location of World Heritage Sites within Chile
- Churches of Chiloé — 2000
- Rapa Nui National Park — 1995
- Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso — 2003
- Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works — 2005
- Sewell Mining Town — 2006
Colombia (6)
Location of World Heritage Sites within Colombia
- Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox — 1995
- Los Katíos National Park — 1994
- Malpelo Island Fauna and Flora Sanctuary — 2006
- National Archaeological Park of Tierradentro — 1995
- Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena — 1984
- San Agustín Archaeological Park — 1995
Costa Rica (3)
- Area de Conservación Guanacaste — 1999, 2004
- Cocos Island National Park — 1997, 2002
- Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad International Park — 1983, 1990 (shared with Panama)
Cuba (9)
Location of World Heritage Sites within Cuba
- Alejandro de Humboldt National Park — 2001
- Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba — 2000
- Desembarco del Granma National Park — 1999
- Historic Centre of Camagüey — 2008
- Old Havana and its Fortifications — 1982
- San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba — 1997
- Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios — 1988
- Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos — 2005
- Viñales Valley — 1999
Curaçao (1)
Location of World Heritage Sites within Curaçao
Also listed under Europe
- Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour — 1997
Dominica (1)
Dominican Republic (1)
Ecuador (4)
All of Galápagos Islands are listed in the World Heritage List
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Location of World Heritage Sites within Ecuador
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- City of Quito — 1978
- Galápagos Islands — 1978, 2001
- Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca — 1999
- Sangay National Park — 1983
El Salvador (1)
Location of World Heritage Sites within El Salvador
- Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site — 1993
Greenland (1)
Location of World Heritage Sites within Greenland
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- Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland — 2004
Guatemala (3)
Location of World Heritage Sites within Guatemala
- Antigua Guatemala — 1979
- Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua — 1981
- Tikal National Park — 1979
Haiti (1)
National History Park
Location of World Heritage Sites within Haiti
- National History Park — Citadel, Sans-Souci, Ramiers — 1982
Honduras (2)
Location of World Heritage Sites within Honduras
- Maya Site of Copán — 1980
- Río Platano Biosphere Reserve — 1982
Mexico (31)
Location of World Heritage Sites within Mexico
- Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila — 2006
- Ancient Maya City of Calakmul, Campeche — 2002
- Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco — 1999
- Archeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes — 1998
- Camino Real de Tierra Adentro — 2010
- Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) — 2007
- Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatépetl — 1994
- El Tajín, Pre-Hispanic City — 1992
- Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro — 2003
- Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco — 1987
- Historic Centre of Morelia — 1991
- Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán — 1987
- Historic Centre of Puebla — 1987
- Historic Centre of Zacatecas — 1993
- Historic Fortified Town of Campeche — 1999
- Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro — 1996
- Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan — 1998
- Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines — 1988
- Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara — 1997
- Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California — 2005, 2007
- Luis Barragán House and Studio — 2004
- Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve — 2008
- Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque — 1987
- Pre-Hispanic City of Chichén-Itzá — 1988
- Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan — 1987
- Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal — 1996
- Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca — 2010
- Protective Town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco — 2008
- Rock Paintings of Sierra de San Francisco — 1993
- Sian Ka'an — 1987
- Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaíno — 1993
Nicaragua (1)
Location of World Heritage Sites within Nicaragua
- Ruins of León Viejo — 2000
Panama (5)
Location of World Heritage Sites within Panama
- Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo — 1980
- Darien National Park — 1981
- Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park — 1983, 1990 (shared with Costa Rica)
- Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá — 1997, 2003
- Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection — 2005
Paraguay (1)
- Jesuit Missions of La Santisima Trinidad de Parana and Jesús de Tavarangue — 1993
Peru (11)
Location of World Heritage Sites within Peru
- Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
- Chavin (Archaeological site)
- City of Cusco
- Historic centre of Lima
- Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
- Historic centre of Arequipa
- Huascaran National Park
- Lines and Geoglyphs of Nazca and Pampas de Jumana
- Manu National Park
- Rio Abiseo National Park
- Sacred City of Caral-Supe
Saint Kitts and Nevis (1)
Saint Lucia (1)
- Pitons Management Area — 2004
Suriname (2)
Location of World Heritage Sites within Suriname
- Central Suriname Nature Reserve — 2000
- Historic Inner City of Paramaribo — 2002
United States (21)
 Location of World Heritage Sites within the Contiguous United States
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Location of World Heritage Sites in Hawaii
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- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site — 1982
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park — 1995
- Chaco Culture — 1987
- Everglades National Park — 1979
- Grand Canyon National Park — 1979
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park — 1983
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park — 1987
- Independence Hall[1] — 1979
- Kluane/Wrangell-St Elias/Glacier Bay/Tatshenshini-Alsek — 1979, 1992, 1994 (shared with Canada)
- La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site - Puerto Rico
- Mammoth Cave — 1981
- Mesa Verde National Park — 1978
- Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville — 1987
- Olympic National Park — 1981
- Papahānaumokuākea — 2010
- Redwood National and State Parks — 1980
- Pueblo de Taos — 1992
- Statue of Liberty — 1984
- Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park — 1995 (shared with Canada)
- Yellowstone National Park — 1978
- Yosemite National Park — 1984
Uruguay (1)
Location of World Heritage Sites within Uruguay
- Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento — 1995
Venezuela (3)
Location of World Heritage Sites within Venezuela
- Canaima National Park — 1994
- Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas — 2000
- Coro and its Port — 1993
Footnotes
- ↑ Independence Hall (at "Independence Hall's History"). World Heritage Sites official webpage. World Heritage Committee. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
External links
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre official website
- List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites official website
- VRheritage.org - documentation of World Heritage Sites
- Worldheritage-Forum - Information and Weblog on World Heritage Issues
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