World Heritage in Guatemala

The World Heritage in Guatemala (as of 2018) includes three UNESCO World Heritage Sites , including two World Heritage Sites and a mixed cultural and natural heritage site. Guatemala ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1979, and the first two World Heritage sites were added to the World Heritage List in 1979. The last World Heritage site to date was registered in 1981.

World heritage sites

The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Guatemala in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion on the World Heritage List (K - cultural heritage, N - natural heritage, K / N - mixed, (R) - on the Red List of World Heritage in Danger ).

 Map with all coordinates of World Heritage Sites: OSM

image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
	Antigua Guatemala ( location )	1979	K	65
	Tikal National Park ( location )	1979	K / N	64
	Mayan Ruins and Quiriguá Archaeological Park ( location )	1981	K	149

Tentative list

The sites that are intended for nomination for inclusion in the World Heritage List are entered in the tentative list . As of 2018, 21 sites are entered in the tentative list of Guatemala, the last entry was made in 2012. The following table lists the sites in chronological order according to the year they were included in the tentative list.

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image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
	The cultural triangle	2002	K / N	1752	includes u. a. the Maya cities of Yaxha , Nakum , Naranjo , Holmul
	Cuenca del Mirador	2002	K / N	1753
	The heart of the Maya area	2002	K / N	1754
	The route of the rivers	2002	K / N	1755	The area includes archaeological sites on the Río La Pasión , Río Machaquilá , Río Cancuén , Río Salinas, and Río Usumacinta
	Naj Tunich Cave	2002	K / N	1756	Since 2012 part of the proposal "Naj Tunich Caves" (Ref. 5739 )
	The Mayan-Olmec Encounter	2002	K / N	1757	Four groups of archaeological sites in southwest Guatemala with more than 70 buildings on nine artificial terraces. Numerous sculptures with characteristics of Olmec and Mayan art have been found. The most important site is Takalik Abaj (see Ref. 5737 ).
	Franciscan Evangelization Route	2002	K	1758	Contains 26 churches
	Dominican Evangelization Route	2002	K	1759	Contains 27 churches: Santo Domingo in Antigua Guatemala , Santo Domingo in Nueva Guatemala, Santa Ana Chimaltenango, Church of the Escuintla, San Pedro Pinula, Chichicastenango, Santa Cruz del Quiché, Zacualpa, Sacapulas, San Juan Cotzal, Chajul, San Jerónimo Verapaz, Cubulco , Rabinal, San Miguel Chicaj, San Mateo Salamá, Santo Domingo in Cobán , Tactic, Santa Cruz Verapaz, San Cristóbal Verapaz, Tamahú, Tucurú, Senahú, Cahabón, Lanquín, San Juan Chamelco and San Pedro Carchá
	Route of Peace and National Identity	2002	K	1760	Guatemala Cathedral , The Church of Nuestra Señora de la Merced , Basilica of Esquipulas and the Temple of San Agustín Acasaguastlán
	Castillo de San Felipe de Lara	2002	K	1761
	Agribusiness and Victorian Architecture Route	2002	K	1762
	Old town of Chichicastenango	2002	K	1763
	Verapaz Green Route	2002	N	1764
	Sierra de las Minas Biosphere Reserve	2002	N	1765	Biosphere reserve in the Sierra de las Minas mountain range
	Sierra del Lacandón National Park	2002	N	1766	National park in the Sierra del Lacandón mountain range
Manchón-Guamuchal	Mangrove Route of the Pacific Coast of Guatemala	2002	N	1767	Mangrove area with the protected areas of Manchón-Guamuchal and Monterrico
	Protected areas of Lake Atitlán: diverse uses	2002	N	1768
	Visis Cabá National Park and the native architecture of the Ixil Triangle	2002	K / N	1769
	Takalik Abaj National Park	2012	K	5737	Maya ruins (see Ref. 1757 )
	Rock paintings of San Bartolo	2012	K	5738
	Naj Tunich Caves	2012	K / N	5739	The archaeological park "Caves of Naj Tunich" includes the Naj Tunich Cave (see Ref. 1756 ) with its Mayan cave architecture.

Web links

Commons : UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Guatemala  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Guatemala on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Guatemala. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed July 7, 2017 . 
2. ^ Tentative list of Guatemala. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed July 7, 2017 . 

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