World Heritage Sites by Country within Latin America and the Caribbean
World Heritage Sites are landmarks or areas which are recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having cultural, historical, scientific, or another form of significance, and are legally protected by international treaties.
The sites are judged important to the collective interests of humanity.
Mixed Cultural & Natural
Natural
Cultural
Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua
National Archaeological Park Tak'alik Ab'aj
Mixed Cultural & Natural
Cultural
Natural
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve **
** site inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
Cultural
Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila
Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System
Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco
Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes
Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl
Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro
Historic Center of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
Historic Center of Mexico City and Xochimilco
Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro
Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan
Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines
Luis Barragán House and Studio
Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza
Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque
Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan
Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca
Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco
Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco
Mixed Cultural & Natural
Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche
Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley: originary habitat of Mesoamerica
Natural
El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve
Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California **
Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
** site inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
Cultural
Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá
Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo **
Natural
Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection
Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park *
* transboundary property
** site inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
Cultural
Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas
Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba
Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System *
Natural
Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks
* transboundary property
Cultural
Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System *
Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Center of the Tiwanaku Culture
Natural
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
* transboundary property
** site inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
Cultural
Historic Center of Salvador de Bahia
Historic Center of the Town of Diamantina
Historic Center of the Town of Goiás
Historic Center of the Town of Olinda
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes *
Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas
São Francisco Square in the Town of São Cristóvão
Serra da Capivara National Park
Sítio Roberto Burle Marx
Valongo Wharf Archaeological Site
Natural
Atlantic Forest Southeast Reserves
Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves
Central Amazon Conservation Complex
Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks
Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
Mixed Cultural & Natural
Paraty and Ilha Grande – Culture and Biodiversity
* transboundary property
Cultural
Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia
Historic Center of Santa Cruz de Mompox
National Archeological Park of Tierradentro
Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena
Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System *
San Agustín Archaeological Park
Natural
Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary
Mixed Cultural & Natural
Chiribiquete National Park – "The Maloca of the Jaguar"
* transboundary property
Cultural
Historic Center of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca
Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System *
Natural
* transboundary property
Cultural
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone **
Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex
Historical Center of the City of Arequipa
Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa
Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System *
Mixed Cultural & Natural
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
Natural
* transboundary property
** site inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
Cultural
Fray Bentos Industrial Landscape
Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento
The Work of Engineer Eladio Dieste: Church of Atlántida
Cultural
Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas
Natural
** site inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger