Lists of World Heritage Sites in the Americas

This is a list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.

Argentina

• Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas
• Iguazú National Park, home of Iguazu Falls
• Ischigualasto Provincial Park and Talampaya National Park.
• Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba in Córdoba
• Los Glaciares National Park
• Península Valdés
• Quebrada de Humahuaca
• 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)

Belize

• Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System

Bermuda

• Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda

Bolivia

• City of Potosí
• Fuerte de Samaipata
• Historic City of Sucre
• Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
• Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
• Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture

Brazil

• Atlantic Forest Southeast Reserves
• Brasília
• Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves
• Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks
• Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves
• Historic Centre of São Luís
• Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia
• Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina
• Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás
• Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda
• Historic Town of Ouro Preto
• Iguaçu National Park
• Jaú National Park
• Pantanal Conservation Area
• Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas
• Serra da Capivara National Park
• Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: Ruins of São Miguel das Missões in Rio Grande do Sul (shared with Argentina)

Canada

• Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
• Dinosaur Provincial Park
• Gros Morne National Park
• Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
• Historic District of Quebec City
• Kluane-Wrangell-St. Elias-Glacier Bay-Tatshenshini-Alsek (partially in the USA)
• L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site
• Miguasha National Park
• Nahanni National Park
• Old Town Lunenburg
• Rideau Canal
• SGaang Gwaii (Anthony Island)
• Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park (union of Waterton Lakes (Canada) and Glacier (USA) parks)
• Wood Buffalo National Park

Chile

• Churches of Chiloé
• Rapa Nui National Park on Easter Island (Moais)
• Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso
• Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
• Sewell Mining Town

Colombia

• Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox
• Los Katios National Park
• Malpelo Island Fauna and Flora Sanctuary
• National Archaeological Park of Tierradentro
• Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena
• San Agustín Archaeological Park

Costa Rica

• Area de Conservación Guanacaste
• Cocos Island National Park
• La Amistad International Park (shared with Panama)

Cuba

• Parque Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt
• Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the Southeast of Cuba
• Desembarco del Granma National Park
• Old Havana and its Fortifications
• San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba
• Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios
• Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos
• Viñales Valley

Dominica

• Morne Trois Pitons National Park

Dominican Republic

• Colonial City of Santo Domingo

Ecuador

• City of Quito
• Galápagos Islands
• Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca
• Sangay National Park

El Salvador

• Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site

Greenland (Denmark)

• Ilulissat Icefjord

Guatemala

• Antigua Guatemala
• Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua
• Tikal National Park

Haiti

• National History Park
• Citadelle Laferrière
• Sans-Souci Palace Ruins
• Ramiers

Honduras

• Maya Site of Copán
• Río Platano Biosphere Reserve

Mexico(27)

• Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila
• Ancient Maya City of Calakmul, Campeche
• Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco in the state of Morelos
• Archeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua
• Campus of the National University UNAM in Mexico City
• Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl, Puebla & Morelos
• Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
• Historic Centre of Morelia, Michoacán
• Historic Centre of Oaxaca, Oaxaca, and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
• Historic Centre of Puebla, Puebla
• Historic Centre of Zacatecas, Zacatecas
• Historic Fortified Town of Campeche, Campeche
• Historic Monuments Zone of Santiago de Querétaro
• Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan
• Historic Town of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, and Adjacent Mines
• Instituto Cultural Cabañas, Guadalajara, Jalisco
• Luis Barragán House and Studio
• Pre-Hispanic City of El Tajín
• Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque
• Pre-Hispanic City of Chichén Itzá
• Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan
• Pre-Hispanic City of Uxmal
• Rock Paintings of Sierra de San Francisco
• Sian Ka'an biosphere reserve, Quintana Roo
• Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
• Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro
• Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California

Netherlands Antilles

• Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Netherlands Antilles

Nicaragua

• Ruins of León Viejo

Panama

• Coiba
• Darién National Park
• La Amistad International Park (shared with Costa Rica)
• Fortifications on the Caribbean side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo
• The Historic District of Panamá, with the Salón Bolivar

Paraguay

• Jesuit Missions of La Santisima Trinidad de Parana and Jesus de Tavarangue

Peru

• Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
• Chavin (Archaeological site)
• City of Cusco
• Historic centre of Lima
• Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
• Historic centre of the City of Arequipa
• Huascaran National Park
• Lines and Geoglyphs of Nazca and Pampas de Jumana
• Manu National Park
• Rio Abiseo National Park

Puerto Rico

• La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site

Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park

Saint Lucia

• Pitons Management Area

Suriname

• Central Suriname Nature Reserve
• Historic Inner City of Paramaribo

United States

• Aztec Ruins National Monument - New Mexico
• Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site - Illinois
• Carlsbad Caverns National Park - New Mexico
• Chaco Culture - New Mexico
• Everglades National Park - Florida
• Grand Canyon National Park - Arizona
• Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Tennessee and North Carolina
• Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - Hawaii
• Independence Hall - Pennsylvania
• Kluane/Wrangell-St. Elias/Glacier Bay/Tatshenshini-Alsek Park - Alaska, British Columbia, and Yukon Territory, Canada
• Mammoth Cave - Kentucky
• Mesa Verde National Park - Colorado
• Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville - Virginia
• Olympic National Park - Washington
• Redwood National and State Parks - California
• Statue of Liberty - New York
• Pueblo de Taos - New Mexico
• Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park (union of Waterton Lakes (Canada) and Glacier (U.S.) parks) - Montana & Alberta, Canada
• Yellowstone National Park - Wyoming and extends into Montana and Idaho
• Yosemite National Park - California

Uruguay

• Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento

Venezuela

• Canaima National Park
• Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas
• Coro and its Port

See also

• List of World Heritage Sites in Africa
• List of World Heritage Sites in Asia and Australasia
• List of World Heritage Sites in Europe

External links

• UNESCO World Heritage Sites - Official site
• UNESCO World Heritage Centre - Official site
• List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites - Official site
• VRheritage.org - documentation of World Heritage Sites
• Worldheritage-Forum - Information and Weblog on World Heritage Issues