UNESCO World Heritage Sites in South America

Sites

83

Countries

12

Cultural

56

Natural

23

Mixed

4

Inscription years

1978–2026

Countries

• Argentina
• Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
• Brazil
• Chile
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• India
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Suriname
• Uruguay
• Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Places in this collection

83 UNESCO World Heritage Sites

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