America

• Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena

  ⓒOUR PLACE

  Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena

  country : Colombia
  location : Bolivar Department
  coordinate : N10 25 0, W75 31 60
  Enrollment Year : 1984year
  heritage area : 0ha
  buffer zone : 0ha
  

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  Summary(Ⅵ) : : Situated in a bay in the Caribbean Sea, Cartagena has the most extensive fortifications in South America. A system of zones divides the city into three neighbourhoods: San Pedro, with the cathedral and many Andalusian-style palaces; San Diego, where merchants and the middle class lived; and Gethsemani, the 'popular quarter'.

  

• Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu

  ⓒUNESCO

  Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu

  country : Peru
  location :
  coordinate : S13 7 0, W72 34 60
  Enrollment Year : 1983year
  heritage area : 32592ha
  buffer zone : 0ha
  

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  Summary(Ⅵ) : : Machu Picchu stands 2,430 m above sea-level, in the middle of a tropical mountain forest, in an extraordinarily beautiful setting. It was probably the most amazing urban creation of the Inca Empire at its height; its giant walls, terraces and ramps seem as if they have been cut naturally in the continuous rock escarpments. The natural setting, on the eastern slopes of the Andes, encompasses the upper Amazon basin with its rich diversity of flora and fauna.

  

• City of Cuzco

  ⓒUNESCO

  City of Cuzco

  country : Peru
  location : City of Cuzco
  coordinate : S13 31 19.992, W71 58 59.988
  Enrollment Year : 1983year
  heritage area : 0ha
  buffer zone : 0ha
  

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  Summary(Ⅵ) : : Situated in the Peruvian Andes, Cuzco developed, under the Inca ruler Pachacutec, into a complex urban centre with distinct religious and administrative functions. It was surrounded by clearly delineated areas for agricultural, artisan and industrial production. When the Spaniards conquered it in the 16th century, they preserved the basic structure but built Baroque churches and palaces over the ruins of the Inca city.

  

• Chan Chan Archaeological Zone

  ⓒUNESCO

  Chan Chan Archaeological Zone

  country : Peru
  location : District of Huanchaco
  coordinate : S8 5 60, W79 4 59.988
  Enrollment Year : 1986year
  heritage area : 600ha
  buffer zone : 0ha
  

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  Summary(Ⅵ) : : The Chimu Kingdom, with Chan Chan as its capital, reached its apogee in the 15th century, not long before falling to the Incas. The planning of this huge city, the largest in pre-Columbian America, reflects a strict political and social strategy, marked by the city's division into nine 'citadels' or 'palaces' forming autonomous units.