List of World Heritage Sites in Cuba
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972.[1] The Caribbean island-nation of Cuba accepted the convention on March 24, 1981, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list; as of 2011, nine sites in Cuba are included.[2]
Cuba had its first site included on the list at the 6th Session of World Heritage Committee, held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France, in December 1982. At that session, "Old Havana and its Fortifications", a site including the central, historic portion of the Cuban capital of Havana, as well as Spanish colonial fortifications, was inscribed on the list.[3]
Cuba's inclusions on the list include a variety of sites. Two sites are selected for their natural significance: Alejandro de Humboldt National Park in the eastern provinces of Holguín and Guantánamo,[4] and Desembarco del Granma National Park, named for the yacht which carried the members of the 26th of July Movement who started the Cuban Revolution.[5] City landscapes include Old Havana,[6] Trinidad,[7] and Camagüey,[8] all founded by early Spanish colonists in the 16th century. The sites also include historical agricultural regions, including the coffee plantations of southeastern Cuba,[9] and the tobacco region of Viñales Valley.[10]
List of sites
The table lists information about each World Heritage Site:
- Name: as listed by the World Heritage Committee
- Region: of the 15 provinces of Cuba1
- Period: time period of significance, typically of construction
- UNESCO data: the site's reference number; the year the site was inscribed on the World Heritage List; the criteria it was listed under: criteria (i) through (vi) are cultural, while (vii) through (x) are natural; sites meeting both criteria are categorized as "mixed sites",[11] the column sorts by year.
- Description: brief description of the site
Tentative list
In addition to sites inscribed on the World Heritage list, member states can maintain a list of tentative sites that they may consider for nomination. Nominations for the World Heritage list are only accepted if the site was previously listed on the tentative list.[18] As of 2011, Cuba listed three sites on its tentative list:[19]
- Ciénaga de Zapata National Park: The park is listed as a Biosphere Reserve and has a variety of landscapes and species, including mangrove forests and stretches of coral reef.[20]
- National Schools of Art, Cubanacán: The National Schools of Art was established in 1962 to train artists in plastic arts, music, ballet, drama, modern and folkloric dancing. The architecture is a Cuban contemporary style with the architects using brick in place of cement which was scarce at the time.[21]
- Reef System in the Cuban Caribbean: The site includes different sections of coral reef across the southern coast, particularly centered around the Canarreos and Jardines de la Reina archipelagos. The site stretches from the Guanahacabibes peninsula at the westernmost point of Cuba to the Jardines de la Reina in the southeast. In total, the system is 800 kilometers (500 mi) long and includes nine different protected sites.[22]
Location of sites
Location of World Heritage Sites within Cuba
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Notes
- 1. ^ Isla de la Juventud is defined as a special municipality rather than a province. On January 1, 2011, La Habana Province was divided into Artemisa and Mayabeque, and "Ciudad de La Habana" is now referred to as La Habana province.[23]
References
- ↑ "The World Heritage Convention". UNESCO. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- 1 2 "Cuba". UNESCO. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
- ↑ "Report of the Rapporteur". UNESCO. January 17, 1983. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
- 1 2 "Alejandro de Humboldt National Park". UNESCO. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
- 1 2 "Desembarco del Granma National Park". UNESCO. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
- 1 2 "Old Havana and its Fortifications". UNESCO. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
- 1 2 "Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios". UNESCO. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- 1 2 "Historic Centre of Camagüey". UNESCO. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
- 1 2 "Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba". UNESCO. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
- 1 2 "Viñales Valley". UNESCO. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
- ↑ "The Criteria of Selection". UNESCO. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
- ↑ "Trinidad, Cuba". Organization of World Heritage Cities. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ↑ "San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba". UNESCO. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
- ↑ "In Depth: Dear Granma". Bayamo Travel Guide. Frommers. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
- ↑ "Viñales (Cuba)" (pdf). UNESCO. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
- ↑ "Solenodon cubanus". International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
- ↑ "Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos". UNESCO. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
- ↑ "Tentative Lists". UNESCO. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
- ↑ "Tentative List – Cuba". UNESCO. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
- ↑ "Ciénaga de Zapata National Park". UNESCO. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- ↑ "National Schools of Art, Cubanacán". UNESCO. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- ↑ "Reef System in the Cuban Caribbean". UNESCO. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- ↑ Núñez Betancourt, Alberto. "La racionalidad como premisa" (in Spanish). Granma. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
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