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South America has 83 World Heritage Sites (56 cultural, 23 natural, 4 mixed) in 11 countries. Hover over or tap a dot to see its name; click a name in the list to show it on the map. Listed by year of inscription.

  • Galápagos Islands Ecuador · natural · 1978
  • City of Quito Ecuador · cultural · 1978
  • Historic Town of Ouro Preto Brazil · cultural · 1980
  • Los Glaciares National Park Argentina · natural · 1981
  • Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda Brazil · cultural · 1982
  • Sangay National Park Ecuador · natural · 1983
  • City of Cuzco Peru · cultural · 1983
  • Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu Peru · mixed · 1983
  • Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil) Argentina, Brazil · cultural · 1983
  • Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena Colombia · cultural · 1984
  • Iguazu National Park Argentina · natural · 1984
  • Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia Brazil · cultural · 1985
  • Chavin (Archaeological Site) Peru · cultural · 1985
  • Huascarán National Park Peru · natural · 1985
  • Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas Brazil · cultural · 1985
  • Iguaçu National Park Brazil · natural · 1986
  • Chan Chan Archaeological Zone Peru · cultural · 1986
  • Manú National Park Peru · natural · 1987
  • City of Potosí Bolivia · cultural · 1987
  • Brasilia Brazil · cultural · 1987
  • Historic Centre of Lima Peru · cultural · 1988
  • Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos Bolivia · cultural · 1990
  • Río Abiseo National Park Peru · mixed · 1990
  • Historic City of Sucre Bolivia · cultural · 1991
  • Serra da Capivara National Park Brazil · cultural · 1991
  • Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue Paraguay · cultural · 1993
  • Coro and its Port Venezuela · cultural · 1993
  • Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa Peru · cultural · 1994
  • Canaima National Park Venezuela · natural · 1994
  • Los Katíos National Park Colombia · natural · 1994
  • Rapa Nui National Park Chile · cultural · 1995
  • Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox Colombia · cultural · 1995
  • National Archeological Park of Tierradentro Colombia · cultural · 1995
  • San Agustín Archaeological Park Colombia · cultural · 1995
  • Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento Uruguay · cultural · 1995
  • Historic Centre of São Luís Brazil · cultural · 1997
  • Fuerte de Samaipata Bolivia · cultural · 1998
  • Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca Ecuador · cultural · 1999
  • Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina Brazil · cultural · 1999
  • Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves Brazil · natural · 1999
  • Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves Brazil · natural · 1999
  • Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas Argentina · cultural · 1999
  • Península Valdés Argentina · natural · 1999
  • Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa Peru · cultural · 2000
  • Central Suriname Nature Reserve Suriname · natural · 2000
  • Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture Bolivia · cultural · 2000
  • Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks Argentina · natural · 2000
  • Noel Kempff Mercado National Park Bolivia · natural · 2000
  • Churches of Chiloé Chile · cultural · 2000
  • Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas Venezuela · cultural · 2000
  • Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba Argentina · cultural · 2000
  • Central Amazon Conservation Complex Brazil · natural · 2000
  • Pantanal Conservation Area Brazil · natural · 2000
  • Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves Brazil · natural · 2001
  • Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks Brazil · natural · 2001
  • Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás Brazil · cultural · 2001
  • Historic Inner City of Paramaribo Suriname · cultural · 2002
  • Quebrada de Humahuaca Argentina · cultural · 2003
  • Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso Chile · cultural · 2003
  • Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works Chile · cultural · 2005
  • Sewell Mining Town Chile · cultural · 2006
  • Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary Colombia · natural · 2006
  • Sacred City of Caral-Supe Peru · cultural · 2009
  • São Francisco Square in the Town of São Cristóvão Brazil · cultural · 2010
  • Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia Colombia · cultural · 2011
  • Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea Brazil · cultural · 2012
  • Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru · cultural · 2014
  • Fray Bentos Industrial Landscape Uruguay · cultural · 2015
  • The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement Argentina · cultural · 2016 (shared with Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, France and others)
  • Pampulha Modern Ensemble Brazil · cultural · 2016
  • Los Alerces National Park Argentina · natural · 2017
  • Valongo Wharf Archaeological Site Brazil · cultural · 2017
  • Chiribiquete National Park – “The Maloca of the Jaguar” Colombia · mixed · 2018
  • Paraty and Ilha Grande – Culture and Biodiversity Brazil · mixed · 2019
  • The work of engineer Eladio Dieste: Church of Atlántida Uruguay · cultural · 2021
  • Sítio Roberto Burle Marx Brazil · cultural · 2021
  • Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex Peru · cultural · 2021
  • Settlement and Artificial Mummification of the Chinchorro Culture in the Arica and Parinacota Region Chile · cultural · 2021
  • Jodensavanne Archaeological Site: Jodensavanne Settlement and Cassipora Creek Cemetery Suriname · cultural · 2023
  • ESMA Museum and Site of Memory – Former Clandestine Centre of Detention, Torture and Extermination Argentina · cultural · 2023
  • Lençóis Maranhenses National Park Brazil · natural · 2024
  • Peruaçu River Canyon Brazil · natural · 2025
  • Amazonia Theaters Brazil · cultural · 2026

List from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (to 2026). Each dot is the site’s reference point; sites spread over several places or countries get one dot.

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