Antigua Guatemala
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Guatemala
Inscribed
1979
List reference
65
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Antigua Guatemala is about 15 km south-east of Chimaltenango. The nearest other World Heritage site is Tak'alik Ab'aj National Park, about 110 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Antigua Guatemala · about 39,000 peopleat the site
- Chimaltenango · about 82,000 peopleabout 15 km north-west
- Guatemala City · about 1,024,000 peopleabout 25 km east
- Escuintla · about 108,000 peopleabout 30 km south
- Sololá · about 45,000 peopleabout 55 km north-west
- Santa Cruz Del Quiche · about 24,000 peopleabout 70 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
GuatemalaCultural108 km away
El SalvadorCultural169 km away
HondurasCultural174 km away
GuatemalaCultural198 km away
GuatemalaMixed319 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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