List of World Heritage Sites in Chile
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972.[1] Chile accepted the convention on 20 February 1980. As of 2014, 17 properties have been inscribed on the World Heritage List: 15 cultural sites and two natural sites.[2]
World Heritage Sites
List of inscribed monuments
Name | Region | Type | Date | Area (ha) | Link | Notes | Location | Image |
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Churches of Chiloé | Los Lagos | Cultural (ii), (iii) |
2000 | 971 | 16 sites | 42º30'S 73º46'07W | ||
Rapa Nui National Park | Easter Island | Cultural (i), (iii), (v) |
1995 | 6,666 | 715 | 27º09'S 109º27'W | ||
Qhapaq Ñan, Incasic road system | Cultural (ii)(iii)(iv)(vi) |
2014 | 11 | 1459 | 18º16'33S 69º35'35W | |||
Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso | Valparaíso | Cultural (iii) |
2003 | 23 | 959 | 33º02'28S 71º37'41W | ||
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works | Tarapacá | Cultural (ii), (iii), (iv) |
2005 | 573 | 1178 | In danger | 20º12'22S 69º47'38W | |
Sewell Mining Town | O'Higgins | Cultural (ii) |
2006 | 17 | 1214 | 34º05'22S 70º22'59W |
See also
References and notes
- ↑ "The World Heritage Convention". UNESCO. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ "Chile – Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List". UNESCO. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
External links
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- Chile at UNESCO World Heritage Convention
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