Selected World Heritage sites in South America
- Selected World Heritage sites in South America
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Selected World Heritage sites in South America
site* country notes
South America
Brasília Brazil urban planning and architecture
Cartagena Colombia colonial port, fortresses, and monuments
Chan Chan Peru ruins of pre-Inca Chimú capital
Córdoba Argentina Jesuit institutions and estates
Coro Venezuela Spanish, Dutch, and local architecture
Cuzco Peru Inca and colonial architecture
Darién Panama national park, rainforests, and wetlands
Galapagos Islands Ecuador national park, unique ecosystem
Iguaçu (
Iguaçu Falls) (Iguazú) Brazil and Argentina national parks, waterfalls, and subtropical rainforests
Lima Peru historic city centre
Los Katíos (Darién) Colombia national park, rainforests, and wetlands
Pantanal Brazil freshwater wetland ecosystem
Potosí Bolivia colonial industrial city
Quito Ecuador colonial city centre
Salvador Brazil historic colonial centre
Valdés Peninsula Argentina seals, whales
*The spelling or styling of place-names in this table may differ from those given on the World Heritage List; in addition, some place-names represent one or more constituent parts of larger World Heritage sites.
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