List of World Heritage Sites in Peru
World Heritage Sites
UNESCO lists sites under ten criteria; each entry must meet at least one of the criteria. Criteria i through vi are cultural, whereas vii through x are natural.

List of World Heritage Sites in Peru

Section Title: World Heritage Sites
Table Section Text: UNESCO lists sites under ten criteria; each entry must meet at least one of the criteria. Criteria i through vi are cultural, whereas vii through x are natural.

Site	Image	Location (region)	Year listed	UNESCO data	Description

City of Cuzco	Cathedral of Cuzco	Cuzco	1983	273; iii, iv (cultural)	Cuzco was developed by the Inca king Pachacutec, who ruled the Kingdom of Cuzco as it expanded to become the Inca Empire in the 15th century.

Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu	Machu Picchu	Cuzco	1983	274; i, iii, vii, ix (mixed)	At 2,340 metres (7,680 ft) above sea level, the site of Machu Picchu was constructed as an expansive mountain estate around the middle of the 15th century, and abandoned approximately 100 years later.

Chavín (Archaeological Site)	Chavín de Huantar	Ancash	1985	330; iii (cultural)	The Chavín culture developed in the Andean highlands between 1500 and 300 BC. The site is now known as Chavín de Huantar, which served as the center.

Huascarán National Park	Taulliraju Mountain in Huascarán National Park	Ancash	1985	333; vii, viii (natural)	Huascarán National Park is located in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range of the Andes. It surrounds Huascarán, the tallest peak in Peru.

Chan Chan Archaeological Zone	Chan Chan	La Libertad	1986	366; i, iii (cultural)	The city of Chan Chan served as the capital of the Chimú culture. The Chimú kingdom developed along the coast of northern Peru.

Manú National Park	Manú National Park	Cuzco	1987	402; ix, x (natural)	The park spreads over 1,500,000 hectares (5,800 sq mi) and from 150 metres (490 ft) to 4,200 metres (13,800 ft) above sea-level.

Historic Centre of Lima	Plaza de Armas, Lima	Lima Province	1988	500; iv (cultural)	Lima was founded by Francisco Pizarro in 1535 as La Ciudad de los Reyes (City of the Kings). Until the middle of the 18th century, it was the most important city in Spanish South America.

Rio Abiseo National Park	Cataratas del Breo	San Martín	1990	548; iii, vii, ix, x (mixed)	The park was created in 1983 in order to protect the region's rainforest habitat. The park is home to many endemic species such as the yellow-tailed woolly monkey, which was thought to be extinct.

Lines and Geoglyphs of Nazca and Pampas de Jumana	Nazca monkey	Ica	1994	700; i, iii, iv (cultural)	The large designs in the Nazca Desert are believed to have been created by the Nazca culture between 400 and 650 AD.

Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa	Cathedral of Arequipa	Arequipa	2000	1016; i, iv (cultural)	Arequipa is built primarily on top of sillar, a white volcanic rock, the product of nearby El Misti volcano. The architecture of the city is known for its combination of traditional indigenous styles with the new techniques of the European colonial settlers.

Sacred City of Caral-Supe	Caral	Lima	2009	1269; ii, iii, iv (cultural)	The archaeological site belonged to the Norte Chico civilization that inhabited the area during the Late Archaic period. Caral is one of 18 complex urban settlements in the region and features many monuments and pyramids.

Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System*	Inca trail	several regions	2014	1459; ii, iii, iv, vi (cultural)	The site covers an extensive road system in the Andes built over several centuries by the Incas, partly based on pre-Inca infrastructure.

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The first sites within Peru were inscribed on the list of the World Heritage Committee in 1983: "City of Cuzco" and the "Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu".

final_sentence: The first sites within Peru were inscribed on the list of the World Heritage Committee in 1983: "City of Cuzco" and the "Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu".