World Heritage in Paraguay

The World Heritage in Paraguay (as of 2018) includes a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Paraguay ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1988, and the only World Heritage site to date was added to the World Heritage List in 1993.

World heritage sites

The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Paraguay 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
	Jesuit reductions La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangüe	1993	K	648	The Jesuit reductions La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná  ( ⊙ ) and Jesús de Tavarangüe  ( ⊙ ) were part of a system of 30 settlements in South America. In addition to the Jesuit reductions in Paraguay, there are others in Argentina and Brazil, some of which have also been declared World Heritage Sites. The purpose of these settlements, built in the 17th and 18th centuries, was primarily the Christian missionary work of the local peoples.

Tentative list

The sites that are intended for nomination for inclusion in the World Heritage List are entered in the tentative list . Currently (2018) six sites are entered in the tentative list of Paraguay, the last entry was made in 2018. The following table lists the sites in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion in the tentative list.

 Map with all coordinates of current World Heritage candidates: OSM

image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
	Railway system Pte. Carlos Antonio López	1993	K	506
	Ybyturuzú National Park ( location )	1993	N	507	The area has a great wealth of flora and fauna as well as archaeological finds, including rock art in caves and cliffs .
	Tinfunqué National Park ( location )	1993	N	508	The area protects the humid Chaco ecosystem and the historic sites of the Chaco War (1932–1935) between Paraguay and Bolivia. The national park was established on May 4th 1956 and is an important sanctuary for wildlife.
	Mbaracayú nature reserve ( location )	2003	K / N	1845
	Paraguayan Pantanal ( location )	2018	N	6281	The Pantanal is an alluvial land that is seasonally inundated and drained by the Río Paraguay and its tributaries. The area that includes the Río Negro National Park is designated as an Important Bird Area due to its importance for 22 migratory bird species . It is also important for the conservation of some mammal species such as the maned wolf , swamp deer , puma , jaguar , giant otter , giant armadillo, and the great anteater .
	Railway Complex and English Village of Sapucai ( location )	2018	K	6282	The Sapucai Railway Complex was the main center for the construction and maintenance of the Paraguayan Railway for more than a century. The English Village ( Villa Inglesa ) was created to house the British railway engineers who worked in the railway workshops.

Web links

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

• Paraguay on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Paraguay. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed February 16, 2018 . 
2. ^ Tentative list of Paraguay. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed February 16, 2018 . 

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