List of World Heritage Sites in Chile

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage. Below is the list of sites in Chile.UNESCO Official page for main list

History
UNESCO was created for the "conservation and protection of the world’s inheritance of books, works of art and monuments of history and science". The constitution of UNESCO was ratified in 1946 by 26 countries.UNESCO, "Constitution"; retrieved 2015-10-31.

Chile agreed to take part in the World Heritage Convention in 1980.UNESCO, "States Parties: Ratification Status"; retrieved 2015-10-31.

List
The World Heritage Site (WHS)WHS is an acronym. WHS stands for "World Heritage Site". list has developed over time.  It is part of a process; and the list continues to grow.

As of 2014, there are 17 places in Chile which are on the World Heritage List.UNESCO,  "Chile"; retrieved 2015-10-31. 
 15 cultural sites  
 2 natural sites

There are 17 sites which are on a tentative list.

Table
 Name Region Type Date Area (ha) Link Notes Location Image Churches of Chiloé Los Lagos Cultural(ii), (iii) 2000  971 16 sites 42º30'S 73º46'07'W 100px Rapa Nui National Park Easter Island Cultural(i), (iii), (v) 1995  715  27º09'S 109º27'W 100px Qhapaq Ñan, Incasic road system  Cultural(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi) 2014  1459  18º16'33S  69º35'35W 100px Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso Valparaíso Cultural(iii) 2003  959  33º02'28S  71º37'41W  100px Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works Tarapacá Cultural(ii), (iii), (iv) 2005  1178 In danger 20º12'22S  69º47'38W 100px Sewell Mining Town O'Higgins Cultural(ii) 2006  1214  34º05'22S 70º22'59W 100px

 Tentative List
The Tentative List consists of sites which have been nominated.  The evaluation process is not yet completed. Here is the list.

Related pages
 World Heritage Committee
 UNESCO World Heritage Site
 Table of World Heritage Sites by country
 List of World Heritage Sites in South America

References

Other websites

 UNESCO, World Heritage Sites

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