Iguazu National Park
Also known as Iguazu National Park World Heritage Site, Iguazú National Park World Heritage Site, Parc national de l'Iguazu
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (x).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Argentina
Inscribed
1984
Area
55,000 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Iguazu National Park is about 20 km south-east of Foz do Iguaçu. The nearest other World Heritage site is Iguaçu National Park, about 65 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Foz do Iguaçu · about 440,000 peopleabout 20 km north-west
- Ciudad del Este · about 321,000 peopleabout 25 km north-west
- Cascavel · about 257,000 peopleabout 120 km north-east
- Guaira · about 36,000 peopleabout 180 km north
- Villarrica · about 41,000 peopleabout 200 km west
- Coronel Oviedo · about 88,000 peopleabout 210 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
BrazilNatural63 km away
ParaguayCultural205 km away
Argentina, BrazilCultural210 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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