Santa Cruz de Mompós
Also known as Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompós, Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox, Santa Cruz de Mompós
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iv), (v).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Colombia
Inscribed
1995
Area
54 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Santa Cruz de Mompós is about 35 km east of Magangué. The nearest other World Heritage site is Cartagena Port and Fortresses, about 180 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Magangué · about 100,000 peopleabout 35 km west
- El Banco · about 55,000 peopleabout 55 km south-east
- El Carmen de Bolívar · about 61,000 peopleabout 95 km north-west
- Sincelejo · about 261,000 peopleabout 100 km west
- Ayapel · about 24,000 peopleabout 130 km south-west
- Tolú · about 27,000 peopleabout 130 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ColombiaCultural179 km away
ColombiaNatural340 km away
PanamaNatural382 km away
ColombiaCultural441 km away
PanamaCultural562 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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