List of World Heritage Sites in Colombia

This page lists all UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Colombia. As of February 2016, there are 8 sites divided as follows: 5 cultural sites, 2 natural sites and 1 transboundary cultural site.^[1]

List

Picture	Name	Location	Date	Number	Type
Streets of Cartagena	Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments of Cartagena	Cartagena, Bolívar	1984	285	Cultural
Santa Barbara church	Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox	Santa Cruz De Mompox, Bolivar	1995	742	Cultural
Tombs in Tierradentro	National Archeological Park of Tierradentro	Inza, Cauca	1995	743	Cultural
Pre-columbian statue	San Agustín Archaeological Park	San Agustín, Huila and San Jose de Isnos, Huila	1995	744	Cultural
Chinchiná cafetal	Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia	Eje Cafetero region (Departments of Caldas, Risaralda and Quindio)	2011	1121	Cultural
Giant anteater in Los Katios	Los Katíos National Park	Chocó-Darien region (Departments of Antioquia and Chocó)	1994	711	Natural
Malpelo nazca booby	Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary	Malpelo Island (Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca)	2006	1216	Natural
Qhapaq ñan Grande route inca	Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System	South western part of Colombia (extending to Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina)	2014	1459	Cultural (Transboundary)

Tentative Lists

Apart from the aforementioned recognized sites, the following is a list of candidate sites in the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative Lists:

1. Canal del Dique - Dike Canal (Submitted 27/09/2012)
2. Catholic Doctrine Temples (Submitted 27/09/2012)
3. Chiribiquete National Park (Submitted 27/09/2012)
4. Cultural Landscape of Salt Towns (Submitted 27/09/2012)
5. Cultural Landscape of the Lower Basin of the Chicamocha River (Submitted 27/09/2012)
6. Cultural Landscape of the Vernacular Stilt Housing of Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta and of Medio Atrato (Submitted 22/10/2013)
7. Pre-Hispanic Hydraulic System of the San Jorge River (Submitted 27/09/2012)
8. Puente de Occidente (Western Bridge) (Submitted 27/09/2012)
9. Seaflower Marine Protected Area (MPA) (Submitted 18/09/2007)
10. Sistema Hidráulico Prehispánico del Río San Jorge (Submitted 29/10/1993)
11. South of Ricaurte Province (Submitted 27/09/2012)
12. Tatacoa Desert (Submitted 27/09/2012)
13. Tayrona and Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Parks and their Archaeological Sites (Submitted 27/09/2012)
14. United Fruit Company Infrastructure (Submitted 27/09/2012)
15. University City of Bogotá (Submitted 27/09/2012)
16. Virgilio Barco Library (Submitted 27/09/2012)

References

1. http://whc.unesco.org