Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas
Also known as CUC, University City of Caracas
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iv).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Venezuela
Inscribed
2000
Area
164,203 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas is in Caracas. The nearest other World Heritage site is Willemstad, Curaçao, about 290 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Caracas · about 2,985,000 peopleabout 3 km west
- Maiquetía · about 315,000 peopleabout 15 km north-west
- Los Teques · about 303,000 peopleabout 16 km south-west
- Ocumare del Tuy · about 166,000 peopleabout 45 km south
- Maracay · about 1,007,000 peopleabout 80 km west
- San Juan De Los Morros · about 88,000 peopleabout 85 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
CuraçaoCultural286 km away
VenezuelaCultural321 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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