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HISTORIC SITES in South America

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Christ the Redeemer

Cristo del Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 22470-180, Brazil

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Machu Picchu

Circuit 3, Machupicchu, Department of Cusco, 08680, Peru

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Historic Centre of Cusco

Cusco, Peru

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Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia (Pelourinho)

Rua das Laranjeiras, Salvador, Bahia, 40026-010, Brazil

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Historic Town of Ouro Preto

Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Nazca Lines

Carretera Panamericana Sur, San Miguel de la Pascana, Ica, 11350, Peru

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Ollantaytambo

PE-28B, Ollantaytambo, Cusco, 08675, Peru

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Sacsayhuamán

Cusco, Peru

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Brasília (Modernist Capital)

Eixo Rodoviário, Brasília, Federal District, 70077-900, Brazil

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Caral (Sacred City of Caral-Supe)

LM-551, Supe, Lima, Peru

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Casa Rosada

50 Balcarce, Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, C1064AAB, Argentina

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Chan Chan Archaeological Complex

Avenida Chan Chan, Huanchaco, La Libertad, 13013, Peru

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Chavín de Huántar

Jirón Wiracocha, Chavín de Huántar, Ancash, Peru

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Choquequirao

Carretera Cachora–Capuliyoc, San Pedro de Cachora, Apurímac, Peru

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Ciudad Perdida (Lost City)

Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia

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Cueva de las Manos

Ruta Provincial 97, Bajo Caracoles, Santa Cruz, Argentina

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Historic Centre of Arequipa & Santa Catalina Monastery

Calle Plaza de Armas, Arequipa, Arequipa, 04001, Peru

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Historic Centre of Cartagena (Walled City)

Plaza de Bolívar, Cartagena, Bolívar, 130003, Colombia

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Historic Centre of Lima

Lima, Peru

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Historic Centre of Paraty

524 Rua São Francisco Xavier, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 20550-900, Brazil

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Historic Centre of Quito

Espejo, Quito, Pichincha, 170130, Ecuador

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Kuelap

Carretera Nogalcucho - Kuelap, Tingo, Amazonas, Peru

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Potosí (Cerro Rico & Casa de la Moneda)

Potosí, Bolivia

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Qorikancha (Coricancha) & Santo Domingo Convent

Cusco, Peru

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Rapa Nui National Park (Easter Island Moai)

Reiŋa Karo - Oroŋo, Easter Island, Valparaiso Region, 2770000, Chile

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Rio de Janeiro Carioca Landscapes (Sugarloaf Mountain & historic urban core)

Viaduto dos Fuzileiros, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 22250-905, Brazil

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Tiwanaku

Calle Bolivar, Tiahuanacu, La Paz, Bolivia

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Barranco Historic District

Main Square, Lima, Lima, 15001, Peru

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Fortress of Our Lady of the Cape

Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

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Historic Centre of Diamantina

Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Historic Centre of Olinda

Pernambuco, Brazil

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Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox

Calle 33 Av. Pedro de Heredia, Cartagena, Bolívar, 130001, Colombia

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Historic Centre of São Luís

Praça Dom Pedro II, Centro, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil

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Huaca Pucllana Site Museum

Lima, Peru

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Larco Museum

Lima, Peru

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Moray

Santa Clara, Cuzco, Cusco, 08001, Peru

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Pachacamac Sanctuary & Site Museum

Old Panamericana Sur Avenue, Lurín, Department of Lima, 15841, Peru

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Pisac Archaeological Park

CU-112, Pisac, Cusco, 08015, Peru

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Puno Cathedral & Historic Centre

Jirón Puno, Puno, Puno, 21001, Peru

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Royal Tombs of Sipán Museum

Av. Juan Pablo Vizcardo y Guzmán 895, Lambayeque 14013, Peru

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San Agustín Archaeological Park

San Agustin - Pradera, San Agustín, Huila, 418060, Colombia

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Tierradentro Archaeological Park

Parque Arqueológico Nacional de Tierradentro, San Andrés de Pisimbalá, Inzá, Cauca, Colombia

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Fortress of São José de Macapá

Amapá, Brazil

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Túcume (Valley of the Pyramids)

Carretera Morrope - Tucume, Túcume, Lambayeque, Peru

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Cabildo of Buenos Aires

87 Bolívar, Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, C1066AAA, Argentina

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Calle Jaén Historic District

Calle Apolinar Jaen, La Paz, Bolivia

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Casa de Aliaga (oldest continuously inhabited colonial house in the Americas)

Lima, Peru

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Ciudad Bolívar Historic Centre

Calle B, Ciudad Bolivar, Bolivar State, 8001, Venezuela

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Ciudad Vieja (Old Town) of Montevideo

512 25 de Mayo, Montevideo, Montevideo, 11000, Uruguay

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Fort Zeelandia

Zeelandiaweg, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

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Fortaleza General Artigas (Cerro Fortress)

Avenida José Batlle y Ordóñez, Montevideo, Montevideo, 12800, Uruguay

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Gold Museum of Peru (Museo Oro del Perú)

Lima, Peru

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Historic Centre of Caracas (Plaza Bolívar & Casa Natal del Libertador)

Calle Imboca, Caracas, Miranda State, 1071, Venezuela

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Historic Centre of Cuenca

Cuenca, Ecuador

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Historic Centre of Salta

Salta, Argentina

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Kotosh (Temple of the Crossed Hands)

Carretera Longitudinal de la Sierra Norte, Huánuco, Huánuco, 10001, Peru

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Manzana de la Rivera & Historic Asunción

Benjamín Constant, Asuncion, Distrito Capital, 001013, Paraguay

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Palacio de La Moneda

Patio de los Naranjos, Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, 8320000, Chile

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Popayán Historic Centre

Parque Caldas, Calle 5, Popayán, Cauca, Colombia

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Raqchi (Temple of Wiracocha)

Raqchi, Camanti, Cusco, Peru

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Samaipata Fort (El Fuerte de Samaipata)

Sendero ruinas del Fuerte, Municipio Samaipata, Santa Cruz, Bolivia

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São Miguel das Missões (Jesuit Mission Ruins)

Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Uros Floating Islands

Lake Titicaca, Puno Region, Peru

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Villa de Leyva

Carrera 12, Villa de Leyva, Boyacá, 154001, Colombia

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Wari (Huari) Archaeological Site

Jirón Libertad, Ayacucho, Ayacucho, 05003, Peru

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Barichara Historic Town

Carrera 7, Barichara, Santander, 684041, Colombia

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Cathedral of Lima

Huallaga Street, Lima, Department of Lima, 15001, Peru

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Ciudad Mitad del Mundo (Middle of the World City)

San Francisco de la Pita, San Antonio, Pichincha, 170180, Ecuador

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Coro and its Port

Paseo Talavera, Coro, Falcon State, Venezuela

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Cumbe Mayo

Camino La Paz, Magdalena, Department of Cajamarca, Peru

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Fuerte Bulnes

Camino Fuerte Bulnes, Punta Arenas, Magallanes and Antartica Chilena Region, Chile

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Gran Vilaya

Ruta AM-106, Pisuquía, Amazonas, Peru

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Historic City of Sucre

Sucre, Bolivia

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Historic Inner City of Paramaribo

Onafhankelijkheidsplein, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

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Historic Quarter of La Serena

581 José Ignacio Cienfuegos, La Serena, Coquimbo Region, 1800798, Chile

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Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento

495 18 de Julio, Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, 70000, Uruguay

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Historic Quarter of the Port City of Valparaíso

Salvador Donoso, Valparaíso, Valparaiso Region, 2362829, Chile

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Huaca de la Luna & Huaca del Sol

Calle José Galvez, Trujillo, Department of La Libertad, 13006, Peru

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Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works

Ruta 16, Pozo Almonte, Tarapacá Region, Chile

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Ingapirca

Vía a Ingapirca, Ingapirca, Cañar, Ecuador

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Monastery of San Francisco

Lima, Peru

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São Bento Monastery

São Paulo, Brazil

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Taquile Island

Lake Titicaca, Puno Region, Peru

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Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral

Avenida Carrera 15, Zipaquirá, Cundinamarca, 250252, Colombia

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Church and Convent of San Francisco

Quito, Ecuador

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Churches of Chiloé

Chiloé Archipelago, Chile

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Colca Valley Inca Terraces & Yanque Church

Calle Peral, Arequipa, Arequipa, 04001, Peru

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Convent of Santo Antônio

Avenida Gouvêa Nóbrega, João Pessoa, Paraíba, 58013-080, Brazil

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Estancia Jesuítica de Alta Gracia

41 Avenida Padre Viera, Alta Gracia, Córdoba, X5186XAE, Argentina

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Jesuit Mission of Jesús de Tavarangue

Doctor Luis Camino, Jesús de Tavarangüé, Departamento de Itapúa, Paraguay

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Jesuit Mission of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná

Doctor Luis Camino, Jesús de Tavarangüé, Itapúa, Paraguay

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Jesuit Mission of San Ignacio Miní

Ruta Provincial 216, Loreto, Misiones, N3316, Argentina

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Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos

Calle 1, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz, Bolivia

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Manzana Jesuítica de Córdoba (Jesuit Block)

242 Obispo Trejo y Sanabria, Cordoba, Córdoba, X5000, Argentina

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Quebrada de Humahuaca

Ruta Nacional 9, Humahuaca, Jujuy, Argentina

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Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Congonhas

Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Sipán Royal Tombs Archaeological Site

Campiña Huaca Rajada s/n, Sipán, Zaña, Lambayeque, Peru

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São Francisco Square

São Francisco Square in the Town of São Cristóvão, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil

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Sarcophagi of Karajía

AM-655, Trita, Amazonas, Peru

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Sillustani Funerary Towers

450 Avenida El Sol, Puno, Department of Puno, 21001, Peru

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