World Heritage in Nicaragua

The world heritage in Nicaragua (as of 2016) includes two UNESCO world heritage sites , both of which are world cultural heritage sites. Nicaragua joined the World Heritage Convention in 1979, and the first World Heritage site was added to the World Heritage List in 2000. The last World Heritage Site to date in Nicaragua was registered in 2011.

World heritage sites

The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Nicaragua 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 ).

image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
	León Viejo ruins ( location )	2000	K	613	The ruined city of León Viejo gives an authentic impression of an early Spanish colonial settlement in Central America.
	León Cathedral ( location )	2011	K	1236

Tentative list

The sites that are intended for nomination for inclusion in the World Heritage List are entered in the tentative list . Currently (2016) five sites are entered in the tentative list of Nicaragua, the last entry was made in 2003. The following table lists the sites in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion in the tentative list.

image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
	Fortress of the Immaculate Conception	1995	K / N	484
	Cayos Miskitos nature reserve ( location )	1995	N	485	Nature reserve on the Cayos Miskitos archipelago
	Bosawás Biosphere Reserve	1995	N	486
	Masaya Volcano National Park ( location )	1995	N	487
	The city of Granada and its natural environment ( location )	2003	K / N	1819

Web links

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

• Nicaragua on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Nicaragua. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 16, 2017 . 
2. ^ Tentative list of Nicaragua. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 16, 2017 . 

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