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This article lists the sites registered with World Heritage to Peru.

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Site	Type	Criterion	Description	Drawing
Historic center of the city ofArequipa	Cultural	(i) (iv)	The historic center of Arequipa, built in sillar - a volcanic rock - represents the fusion of European and indigenous construction techniques which are expressed in the admirable work of colonial masters and “Creole” and Indian masons. This fusion is manifested in its robust walls, its arches and vaults, its courtyards and open spaces, as well as in the complex Baroque decoration of its facades.	UNESCO sheet
Historic center of Lima	Cultural	(iv)	Although seriously damaged by earthquakes, this "city of kings" was until the middle of the 18th century.e century the capital and the most important city of the territories under Spanish domination in South America. Many of its monuments (such as the San Francisco Convent, the largest of its kind in this part of the world) are the joint creations of local craftsmen and masters of the Old Continent.	UNESCO sheet
Lines and Geoglyphs at Nasca and Palpa	Cultural	(i) (iii) (iv)	Located in the arid coastal plain of Peru some 400 km south of Lima, the geoglyphs of Nazca and Pampas de Jumana cover approximately 450 km2. These lines, drawn in the ground between 500 BC. AD and 500 AD. AD, raise one of the great puzzles of archeology because of their quantity, their nature, their size and their continuity. Some of these geoglyphs represent living creatures, others stylized plants or fantastic beings, still others geometric figures several kilometers long. It is assumed that they would have had a ritual function linked to astronomy.	UNESCO sheet
Qhapaq Ñan, Andean road network crosses 6 countries: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.	Cultural	(ii) (iii) (iv) (vi)	This large network of communication, trade and defense routes covers more than 30,000 km. Built by the Incas over several centuries and partly based on a pre-Inca infrastructure, this extraordinary network crossing one of the most difficult geographical terrains in the world connects the snow-capped peaks of the Andes (at more than 6,000 m) to the coast passing through by tropical rainforests, fertile valleys and deserts. The Qhapac Ñan which reached its maximum extension in the XVe century spanned the length and breadth of the Andes. The property comprises 273 individual sites spanning over 6,000 km. They were chosen to illustrate the architectural, technical, political, social achievements of the network as well as its associated infrastructure, intended for trade, accommodation and storage of goods, and sites of religious importance.	UNESCO sheet
-9.5941-77.17751 Chavin archaeological site (in the Cordillera Blanca)	Cultural	(iii)	This archaeological site gave its name to the culture that developed between 1500 and 300 BC. AD in this high valley of the Peruvian Andes. The architecture of this set of terraces and squares surrounded by paired stone constructions as well as its ornamentation, largely zoomorphic, give a striking aspect to this ancient place of worship, one of the most ancient and most famous pre-Columbian sites. most famous.	UNESCO sheet
-13.518-71.9782 City of Cuzco	Cultural	(iii) (iv)	Located in the Peruvian Andes, the city became, under the great Inca chief Pachacutec, a complex urban center with distinct administrative and religious functions. It was surrounded by clearly demarcated areas for agricultural, artisanal and industrial production. In the XVIe century, when the Spaniards conquered it, they kept its structure but built Baroque churches and palaces on the ruins of the Inca city.	UNESCO sheet
-10.8936-77.52023 Sacred city of Caral-Supe (In the region Central coast)	Cultural	(ii) (iii) (iv)	The archaeological site of Caral-Supe, which covers 626 ha, is located on an arid desert plateau overlooking the verdant valley of Supe. It dates from the late archaic period of the central Andes, there is 5,000 years, and it is the oldest such city in the Americas. It is an impressive site in terms of design and the complexity of its architectural and spatial elements, including its monumental stone and earth platforms and hollow circular courtyards. Caral, which is just one of 18 urban settlements in the area, is particularly well preserved. There is a complex and monumental architecture, including six large pyramidal structures. A quipu (a rope to which several other knotted cords were attached, used to record and transmit information in the Andes) found on site testifies to the development and complexity of Caral's civilization. The town plan and some of its components, notably the pyramid structures and the elite residential group, testify to ceremonial functions, reflecting the power of what one might call religious ideology. The site owes its remarkable conservation to its early abandonment and late discovery.	UNESCO sheet
-8.1105-79.0754 Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (West of Trujillo)	Cultural	(i) (iii)	The Chimu kingdom, of which Chan Chan was the capital, reached its peak in the 15th century.e century, shortly before succumbing to Inca power. The development of this city, the most important in pre-Columbian America, reflects a rigorous political and social strategy, marked by its division into nine “citadels” or “palaces” forming independent units.	UNESCO sheet
-9.363-77.4245 Huascarán National Park (in the Cordillera Blanca)	Natural	(vii) (viii)		UNESCO sheet
-12.25-71.756 Manú National Park (in the region of Madre de Dios)	Natural	(ix) (x)		UNESCO sheet
-7.75-77.257 Río Abiseo National Park (in the region of San Martín)	Mixed	(iii) (vii) (ix) (x)		UNESCO sheet
-13.163-72.54558 Machu Picchu Historic Sanctuary	Mixed	(i) (iii) (vii) (ix)	At 2,430 m above sea level, in a mountainous site of extraordinary beauty, in the middle of a tropical forest, Machu Picchu was probably the most astonishing urban creation of the Inca Empire at its peak: walls, terraces and Gigantic ramps sculpt the rocky escarpments of which they appear to be an extension. The natural setting, on the eastern slope of the Andes, is part of the upper Amazon basin, rich in a wide variety of flora and fauna.	UNESCO sheet
Criteria legend (i) Represent a masterpiece of human creative genius. (ii) To testify to a considerable exchange of influences during a given period or in a specific cultural area, on the development of architecture or technology, monumental arts, city planning or the creation of landscapes. (iii) To bring a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or a living or disappeared civilization. (iv) To be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates one or more significant periods in human history. (v) To be a prominent example of traditional human settlement, traditional use of land or sea. (vi) To be directly or materially associated with events or living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. (vii) Represent natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance. (viii) To be eminently representative examples of the great stages in the history of the Earth. (ix) To be eminently representative examples of ecological and biological processes underway in the evolution and development of ecosystems. (x) Contain the most representative natural habitats and the most important for conservation in situ of biological diversity.

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