Risco Caido, Gran Canaria
Also known as Risco Caido and the Sacred Mountains of Gran Canaria Cultural Landscape, Risco Caido
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (v).
Region
Europe and North America
Spain
Inscribed
2019
List reference
1578
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Risco Caido, Gran Canaria is about 25 km west of Las Palmas. The nearest other World Heritage site is San Cristóbal de La Laguna, about 80 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Las Palmas · about 378,000 peopleabout 25 km east
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife · about 336,000 peopleabout 75 km north-west
- Arrecife · about 53,000 peopleabout 230 km north-east
- Laayoune · about 188,000 peopleabout 260 km east
- Smara · about 48,000 peopleabout 420 km east
- Tan Tan · about 65,000 peopleabout 450 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
SpainCultural81 km away
SpainNatural100 km away
SpainNatural155 km away
PortugalNatural541 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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