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UNESCO World Heritage in South America
Places that ask us to look closer. Explore gardens, cultural landscapes and sites of memory through their architecture, communities and histories. Choose a place, leave room for its story and travel with care.
15 property guides · 45 language editions
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Planning guide
A cultural journey through South America
Connect seven World Heritage properties through landscapes, architecture and places of memory.
Read the pillar guidePlanning guide
Brazil Michelin: São Paulo and Rio
Seven restaurant guides, two cities and a thoughtful approach to reservations, budgets and cultural time.
Read the pillar guideCulture hub
Culture and heritage across Latin America
Museums, festivals, architecture and living traditions, country by country.
Explore the culture hubRio de Janeiro
UNESCO · 2021
Sítio Roberto Burle Marx
A living composition of tropical plants, art and modern landscape design in western Rio.
Read the property guideOfficial UNESCO record
UNESCO · 2012
Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes
Mountains, forest, gardens and bay: read Rio as a cultural landscape, not a single monument.
Read the property guideOfficial UNESCO record
UNESCO · 2017
Valongo Wharf Archaeological Site
An archaeological site central to the history of the transatlantic slave trade and African heritage in Rio.
Read the property guideOfficial UNESCO record
Buenos Aires
UNESCO · 2023
ESMA Museum and Site of Memory
A place of testimony and remembrance that confronts Argentina’s state terrorism and preserves the voices of survivors.
Read the property guideOfficial UNESCO record
Ouro Preto · Minas Gerais
UNESCO · 1980
Historic Town of Ouro Preto
Baroque architecture, mining history and thoughtful walks through the steep streets of Minas Gerais.
Read the property guideOfficial UNESCO record
Lima · Peru
UNESCO · 1988 / 1991
Historic Centre of Lima
Plaza Mayor, San Francisco and an attentive approach to the architecture and memory of the Peruvian capital.
Read the heritage guide · UNESCOCoro · Venezuela
UNESCO · 1993
Coro and its Port
Earthen architecture in Coro and La Vela, conservation and current travel context.
Read the heritage guide · UNESCOCartagena · Colombia
UNESCO · 1984
Cartagena UNESCO Guide
Walls, fortresses and three historic quarters on the Caribbean.
Read the heritage guide · UNESCOQuito · Ecuador
UNESCO · 1978
Quito UNESCO Guide
Churches, plazas and the Quito School in a high Andean valley.
Read the heritage guide · UNESCOCusco & Machu Picchu · Peru
UNESCO · 1983
Cusco UNESCO Guide
Inca stonework beneath colonial churches in the old Inca capital.
Read the heritage guide · UNESCO
UNESCO · 1983
Machu Picchu UNESCO Guide
A mixed cultural and natural site, visited by timed ticket.
Read the heritage guide · UNESCOValparaíso · Chile
UNESCO · 2003
Valparaíso UNESCO Guide
A Pacific port of hills, stairways and historic funiculars.
Read the heritage guide · UNESCOColonia del Sacramento · Uruguay
UNESCO · 1995
Colonia del Sacramento UNESCO Guide
Portuguese and Spanish layers on cobbled streets by the Río de la Plata.
Read the heritage guide · UNESCOSalvador · Bahia
UNESCO · 1985
Salvador da Bahia UNESCO Guide
Brazil’s first capital and the heart of Afro-Brazilian culture.
Read the heritage guide · UNESCOGalápagos · Ecuador
UNESCO · 1978
Galápagos Islands UNESCO Guide
One of the first sites on the list, protected by strict park rules.
Read the heritage guide · UNESCOMexico, beyond South America
World Heritage sites and living traditions belong to different UNESCO lists. Continue into Mexico with a complete reference and a deeper look at the Voladores ceremony.
UNESCO Mexico: complete reference
All 36 World Heritage properties, 12 living-heritage elements and one safeguarding entry, with official records and thoughtful trip planning.
Read the Mexico guideVoladores of Papantla
Understand the ceremony, El Tajín and the Centre for Indigenous Arts as three distinct recognitions. Plan a respectful Veracruz visit.
Read the Voladores guideBefore you visit
At Valongo and ESMA, remembrance comes first. Give testimony and historical interpretation your full attention. Confirm opening arrangements with the property and follow local guidance on photographs and respectful conduct.
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