Selected World Heritage sites in South America

site* country notes

South America

Arequipa Peru colonial architecture

Brasília Brazil urban planning and architecture

Cartagena Colombia colonial port, fortresses, and monuments

Chan Chan Peru ruins of pre-Inca Chimú capital

Colonia del Sacramento Uruguay Portuguese and Spanish colonial architecture

Córdoba Argentina Jesuit institutions and estates

Coro Venezuela Spanish, Dutch, and local architecture

Cuzco Peru Inca and colonial architecture

Darién Panama national park, rainforests, and wetlands

Easter Island Chile monumental sculptures

Galapagos Islands Ecuador national park, unique ecosystem

Huascarán, Mount Peru montane national park

Iguaçu (Iguaçu Falls) (Iguazú) Brazil and Argentina national parks, waterfalls, and subtropical rainforests

Lima Peru historic city centre

Los Glaciares (Los Glaciares National Park) Argentina national park, glacial lakes, and mountains

Los Katíos (Darién) Colombia national park, rainforests, and wetlands

Machu Picchu Peru Inca ruins

Nazca Lines Peru extensive geoglyphs

Pantanal Brazil freshwater wetland ecosystem

Potosí Bolivia colonial industrial city

Quito Ecuador colonial city centre

Salvador Brazil historic colonial centre

Tiwanaku Bolivia pre-Columbian ruins

Valdés Peninsula Argentina seals, whales

*The spelling or styling of place-names in this table may differ from those given on the World Heritage List; in addition, some place-names represent one or more constituent parts of larger World Heritage sites.