Quirigua Ruins
Also known as Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua, Quirigua, Quiriguá
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iv).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Guatemala
Inscribed
1981
List reference
149
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Quirigua Ruins is about 70 km south-west of Puerto Barrios. The nearest other World Heritage site is Maya Site of Copan, about 50 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Santa Rosa de Copán · about 36,000 peopleabout 60 km south-east
- Zacapa · about 36,000 peopleabout 60 km south-west
- Puerto Barrios · about 57,000 peopleabout 70 km north-east
- Chiquimula · about 42,000 peopleabout 75 km south-west
- San Pedro Sula · about 680,000 peopleabout 110 km east
- San Luis · about 132,000 peopleabout 110 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
HondurasCultural49 km away
El SalvadorCultural164 km away
GuatemalaCultural198 km away
GuatemalaMixed225 km away
BelizeNatural245 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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