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Amazing UNESCO World Heritage Sites in South America

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Paraty and Ilha Grande - Culture and Biodiversity, Brazil - Location: Rio de Janeiro state
Criteria: Mixed
Year established: 2019
Description: This compelling cultural landscape includes the historic center of Paraty, one of the country’s best-preserved Portuguese colonial coastal towns.
 
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Paraty and Ilha Grande - Culture and Biodiversity, Brazil - Location: Rio de Janeiro state
Criteria: Mixed
Year established: 2019
Description: Ilha Grande, a hotspot for biodiversity and conservation, is also noted for its scenic beauty, pristine tropical beaches, and rugged, verdant landscape.
 
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Sacred City of Caral-Supe, Peru - Location: Lima
Criteria: Cultural
Year established: 2009
Description: Caral is one of 18 complex urban settlements attributed to the Norte Chico civilization, which flourished between the fourth and second millennia BCE. The site features many monuments and pyramid structures.
 
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San Agustin Archaeological Park, Colombia - Location: Huila Department
Criteria: Cultural
Year established: 1995
Description: The park showcases the largest collection of religious monuments and megalithic sculptures in Latin America.
 
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Historic Center of Diamantina, Brazil - Location: Minas Gerais state
Criteria: Cultural
Year established: 1999
Description: Named after the fact that it was the center of diamond mining in the 18th and 19th centuries, Diamantina is characterized by its collection of Brazilian Baroque architecture.
 
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Historic Center of Goiás, Brazil - Location: Goiás
Criteria: Cultural
Year established: 2001
Description: Goiás was founded in 1727 by Bartolomeu Bueno da Silva and was the former state capital up until 1937. Its colonial heritage is seen as an excellent example of a European settlement in the interior of South America.
 
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