Andes

Connected Sites: 23

WHS located within the Andes Mountains.

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Connected Sites

Los Glaciares
Los Glaciares
Argentina
Inscribed: 1981
4.35
148
6
(Up To 3375 Mtrs)
Quebrada de Humahuaca
Inscribed: 2003
3.15
78
5
(2500-3500mtrs)
Sucre
Sucre
Bolivia
Inscribed: 1991
2.86
113
7
(2750 Mtrs)
Potosi
Potosi
Bolivia
Inscribed: 1987
3.17
115
6
"Perched At An Altitude Of 4,000 M In The Icy Solitude Of The Bolivian Andes" (Ouv)
Tiwanaku
Tiwanaku
Bolivia
Inscribed: 2000
3.09
115
7
"The City Of Tiwanaku Was The Capital Of A Prehispanic Empire That Dominated A Large Area Of The Southern Andes" (Brief Description)
El Fuerte de Samaipata
Inscribed: 1998
2.91
52
7
(1690mtrs) (Foothills)
Sewell Mining Town
Inscribed: 2006
2.85
41
8
(2000mtrs)
Cuzco
Cuzco
Peru
Inscribed: 1983
3.71
362
9
3400m - "Located In A Fertile Alluvial Valley Fed By Several Rivers In The Heart Of The Central Peruvian Andes Of South America" (Ouv)
Machu Picchu
Inscribed: 1983
4.62
355
8
2400m - "The Eastern Slopes Of The Tropical Andes With Its Enormous Gradient From High Altitude “Puna” Grasslands And Polylepis Thickets To Montane Cloud Forests" (Ouv)
Arequipa
Inscribed: 2000
3.33
219
10
(2380mtrs) - "The City Of Arequipa, Which Is Located In A Valley Between The Slopes Of The Andes And The Desert Of Ilay-La-Joya" (Ab Ev)
Rio Abiseo National Park
Inscribed: 1990
2.90
5
2
(500- 4200mtrs)
Huascaran National Park
Inscribed: 1985
3.77
77
7
6,768 At Its Peak - "Huascaran National Park Protects The Heart Of The World's Highest Tropical Mountain Range In The Central Peruvian Andes" (Ouv)
Chavin
Inscribed: 1985
3.12
65
6
(3185mtrs) - "The Archaeological Site Of Chavin Gave Its Name To The Culture That Developed Between The 15th And The 5th Century Bc In This High Valley Of The Peruvian Andes" (Official Description)
Quito
Quito
Ecuador
Inscribed: 1978
3.32
221
8
"Isolated In The Andes At 2,818 M. Altitude" (Ouv Statement)
Sangay National Park
Inscribed: 1983
2.55
45
5
"Located In The Middle Of The Ecuadorian Andes" ... "With An Altitudinal Range Extending From 900 To 5,319 Metres Above Sea Level" (Ouv Statement)
Santa Ana de los Rios de Cuenca
Inscribed: 1999
2.95
104
5
(2500 Mtrs)
San Agustín
Inscribed: 1995
3.17
58
5
(1695 Mtrs)
Tierradentro
Inscribed: 1995
3.05
46
7
(2295 Mtrs)
Coffee Cultural Landscape
Inscribed: 2011
2.97
91
7
"On The Foothills Of The Western And Central Ranges Of The Cordillera De Los Andes In The West Of The Country" (Brief Description)
Manu National Park
Inscribed: 1987
3.74
36
5
The Park Lies In The Southeastern Peruvian Andes (Unep-Wcmc)
Qhapaq Ñan
Qhapaq Ñan
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Inscribed: 2014
2.82
219
9
"An Omnipresent Symbol Of The Empire’S Strength And Extension Throughout The Andes" (Ouv)
Los Alerces National Park
Inscribed: 2017
3.68
28
4
"Los Alerces National Park, Is Located On The Argentine Side Of The Andes Of Northern Patagonia In North-Western Chubut Province" (Ab Ev)
Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex
Inscribed: 2021
2.71
20
3
The Cerro Mucho Malo Is Part Of The Coastal Foothills Of The Western Chain Of The Andes Mountain Range. (Nomination Text, P. 15)