Risco Caido [ˈrisko kaˈiðo] and the Sacred Mountains of Gran Canaria [ɡɾaŋ kaˈnaɾja] Cultural Landscape - Spain
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1578Located in a vast mountainous area in the centre of Gran Canaria, Risco Caído comprises cliffs, ravines and volcanic formations in a landscape of rich biodiversity. The landscape includes a large number of troglodyte settlements — habitats, granaries and cisterns — whose age is proof of the presence of a pre-Hispanic culture on the island, which has evolved in isolation, from the arrival of North African Berbers, around the beginning of our era, until the first Spanish settlers in the 15th centu WHS Oct 9, 2024, 3:58 AM cowpoke
San Antonio Missions - United States of America
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1466The site encompasses a group of five frontier mission complexes situated along a stretch of the San Antonio River basin in southern Texas, as well as a ranch located 37 kilometres to the south. It includes architectural and archaeological structures, farmlands, residencies, churches and granaries, as well as water distribution systems. The complexes were built by Franciscan missionaries in the 18<sup>th</sup> century and illustrate the Spanish Crown’s efforts to colonize, evangelize ... WHS Sep 22, 2024, 5:48 AM cowpoke
Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison - Barbados
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1376Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison, an outstanding example of British colonial architecture consisting of a well-preserved old town built in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, which testifies to the spread of Great Britain's Atlantic colonial empire. The property also includes a nearby military garrison which consists of numerous historic buildings. With its serpentine urban lay-out the property testifies to a different approach to colonial town-planning compared to the Spanish and Dutch ... WHS Sep 9, 2024, 5:38 AM cowpoke
Heritage of Mercury. Almadén [almaˈðen] and Idrija [iˈdɾixa] - Slovenia, Spain
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1313The property includes the mining sites of Almadén (Spain), where mercury (quicksilver) has been extracted since antiquity, and Idrija (Slovenia), where mercury was first found in AD1490. The Spanish property includes buildings relating to its mining history, including Retamar Castle, religious buildings and traditional dwellings. The site in Idrija notably features mercury stores and infrastructure, as well as miners’ living quarters, and a miners’ theatre. The sit... WHS Aug 31, 2024, 5:40 AM cowpoke
Teide [ˈtei̯ðe] National Park - Spain
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1258Situated on the island of Tenerife, Teide National Park features the Teide-Pico Viejo stratovolcano that, at 3,718 m, is the highest peak on Spanish soil. Rising 7,500 m above the ocean floor, it is regarded as the world’s third-tallest volcanic structure and stands in a spectacular environment. The visual impact of the site is all the greater due to atmospheric conditions that create constantly changing textures and tones in the landscape and a ‘sea of clouds’ that forms a visually impressive b WHS Aug 24, 2024, 4:34 AM cowpoke
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1236Built between 1747 and the early 19th century to the design of Guatemalan architect Diego José de Porres Esquivel, the monument expresses the transition from Baroque to Neoclassical architecture and its style can be considered to be eclectic. The Cathedral is characterized by the sobriety of its interior decoration and the abundance of natural light. The vault of the Sanctuary, however, presents rich ornamentation. The Cathedral houses important works of art including a wooden Flemish altarpiece WHS Aug 21, 2024, 3:15 AM cowpoke
Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos [sjenˈfweɣos] - Cuba
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1202The colonial town of Cienfuegos was founded in 1819 in the Spanish territory but was initially settled by immigrants of French origin. It became a trading place for sugar cane, tobacco and coffee. Situated on the Caribbean coast of southern-central Cuba at the heart of the country’s sugar cane, mango, tobacco and coffee production area, the town first developed in the neoclassical style. It later became more eclectic but retained a harmonious overall townscape. Among buildings of particular inte WHS Aug 16, 2024, 4:26 AM cowpoke
Noel Kempff Mercado [noˈel ˈkempf ˈmerkaðo] National Park - Bolivia (Plurinational State of)(speaks Spanish)
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/967The National Park is one of the largest (1,523,000 ha) and most intact parks in the Amazon Basin. With an altitudinal range of 200 m to nearly 1,000 m, it is the site of a rich mosaic of habitat types from Cerrado savannah and forest to upland evergreen Amazonian forests. The park boasts an evolutionary history dating back over a billion years to the Precambrian period. An estimated 4,000 species of flora as well as over 600 bird species and viable populations of many globally endangered or thre WHS Jul 10, 2024, 3:43 AM cowpoke
Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso [balpaɾaˈiso] - Chile (speaks Spanish)
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/959The colonial city of Valparaíso presents an excellent example of late 19th-century urban and architectural development in Latin America. In its natural amphitheatre-like setting, the city is characterized by a vernacular urban fabric adapted to the hillsides that are dotted with a great variety of church spires. It contrasts with the geometrical layout utilized in the plain. The city has well preserved its interesting early industrial infrastructures, such as the numerous ‘e... WHS Jul 8, 2024, 5:20 AM cowpoke
Historic Fortified Town of Campeche [kamˈpe.tʃe] - Mexico
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/895Campeche is a typical example of a harbour town from the Spanish colonial period in the New World. The historic centre has kept its outer walls and system of fortifications, designed to defend this Caribbean port against attacks from the sea. 2024-06-22 WHS Jun 22, 2024, 5:23 AM cowpoke
University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares - Spain
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/876Founded by Cardinal Jiménez de Cisneros in the early 16th century, Alcalá de Henares was the world's first planned university city. It was the original model for the Civitas Dei (City of God), the ideal urban community which Spanish missionaries brought to the Americas. It also served as a model for universities in Europe and elsewhere. 2024-06-17 WHS Jun 17, 2024, 5:06 AM cowpoke
Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca [ˈsanta ˈana de los ˈri.os de ˈkwenka] - Ecuador
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/863Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca is set in a valley surrounded by the Andean mountains in the south of Ecuador. This inland colonial town (<em>entroterra</em> ), now the country's third city, was founded in 1557 on the rigorous planning guidelines issued 30 years earlier by the Spanish king Charles V. Cuenca still observes the formal orthogonal town plan that it has respected for 400 years. One of the region's agricultural and administrative centres, it has been a melting po... WHS Jun 14, 2024, 4:43 AM cowpoke
Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan [tlakoˈtalpan] - Mexico
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/862Tlacotalpan, a Spanish colonial river port on the Gulf coast of Mexico, was founded in the mid-16th century. It has preserved its original urban fabric to a remarkable degree, with wide streets, colonnaded houses in a profusion of styles and colours, and many mature trees in the public open spaces and private gardens. 2024-06-13 WHS Jun 13, 2024, 4:59 AM cowpoke
San Pedro de la Roca [san ˈpeðɾo ðe la ˈroka] Castle, Santiago de [sanˈtjaɣo ðe] Cuba - Cuba
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/841Commercial and political rivalries in the Caribbean region in the 17th century resulted in the construction of this massive series of fortifications on a rocky promontory, built to protect the important port of Santiago. This intricate complex of forts, magazines, bastions and batteries is the most complete, best-preserved example of Spanish-American military architecture, based on Italian and Renaissance design principles. 2024-06-08 WHS Jun 8, 2024, 6:07 AM cowpoke
Medina of Tétouan [ˈtetˤwan] (formerly known as Titawin [ˈtaɪtəwɪn]) - Morocco
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/837Tétouan was of particular importance in the Islamic period, from the 8th century onwards, since it served as the main point of contact between Morocco and Andalusia. After the Reconquest, the town was rebuilt by Andalusian refugees who had been expelled by the Spanish. This is well illustrated by its art and architecture, which reveal clear Andalusian influence. Although one of the smallest of the Moroccan medinas, Tétouan is unquestionably the most complete and it has been... WHS Jun 7, 2024, 5:23 AM cowpoke
Historic Area of Willemstad [ˈʋɪ.ləm.stɑt], Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao [ˌky.raˈsɑu̯] - Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/819The people of the Netherlands established a trading settlement at a fine natural harbour on the Caribbean island of Curaçao in 1634. The town developed continuously over the following centuries. The modern town consists of several distinct historic districts whose architecture reflects not only European urban-planning concepts but also styles from the Netherlands and from the Spanish and Portuguese colonial towns with which Willemstad engaged in trade. 2024-06-01 WHS Jun 1, 2024, 6:56 AM cowpoke
Historic City of Meknes [mekˈnes] - Morocco
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/793Founded in the 11th century by the Almoravids as a military settlement, Meknes became a capital under Sultan Moulay Ismaïl (1672–1727), the founder of the Alawite dynasty. The sultan turned it into a impressive city in Spanish-Moorish style, surrounded by high walls with great doors, where the harmonious blending of the Islamic and European styles of the 17th century Maghreb are still evident today. 2024-05-25 WHS May 25, 2024, 4:57 AM cowpoke
Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro [keˈɾetaɾo] - Mexico
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/792The old colonial town of Querétaro is unusual in having retained the geometric street plan of the Spanish conquerors side by side with the twisting alleys of the Indian quarters. The Otomi, the Tarasco, the Chichimeca and the Spanish lived together peacefully in the town, which is notable for the many ornate civil and religious Baroque monuments from its golden age in the 17th and 18th centuries. 2024-05-25 WHS May 25, 2024, 4:57 AM cowpoke
Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo [pa.naˈma βjeˈxo]and Historic District of Panamá [[pa.naˈma] - Panama (speaks Spanish)
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/790Founded in 1519 by the conquistador Pedrarías Dávila, Panamá Viejo is the oldest European settlement on the Pacific coast of the Americas. It was laid out on a rectilinear grid and marks the transference from Europe of the idea of a planned town. Abandoned in the mid-17th century, it was replaced by a ‘new town’ (the ‘Historic District’), which has also preserved its original street plan, its architecture and an unusual mixture of Spanish, French and early American styles. The Salón Bolívar was WHS May 24, 2024, 4:29 AM cowpoke
Pyrénées [piʁene] - Mont [mɔ̃] Perdu [pɛʁdy] - France, Spain
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/773This outstanding mountain landscape, which spans the contemporary national borders of France and Spain, is centred around the peak of Mount Perdu, a calcareous massif that rises to 3,352 m. The site, with a total area of 30,639 ha, includes two of Europe's largest and deepest canyons on the Spanish side and three major cirque walls on the more abrupt northern slopes with France, classic presentations of these geological landforms. The site is also a pastoral landscape reflecting an agricult... WHS May 19, 2024, 5:06 AM cowpoke
