Tag: South America Places
South America Places. Historical Landmarks. UNESCO world heritage sites. Heritage places. Places of interest near me.
Brasilia
Brasilia is the capital of both the Federal District of Brazil and the whole country. President Juscelino Kubitschek made it the new capital in 1960. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
Christ The Redeemer
Christ the Redeemer, or Cristo Redentor in Portuguese, is a huge statue of Jesus Christ on top of Mount Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Iguaçú Falls Brazil
Iguaçu Falls, part of Iguaçu National Park in Paraná State, Brazil, shared with Iguazu National Park in Argentina, was a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986.
Iguazu Falls Tours
Iguazu falls tours both sides: comprise Iguazu falls in Argentina and Iguaçu Falls in Brazil were designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1984 and 1986.
Rapa Nui National Park
Rapa Nui National Park on Easter Island, located 2,500 miles east of Tahiti and 2,300 miles west of the coast of Chile, was a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995.
Iguazu Falls Argentina
Iguazu National Park, or Iguazu Falls, is located in Misiones Province in the northeastern tip of Argentina and was a UNESCO World Heritage Site from 1984 onwards
Perito Moreno Glacier
The Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina’s Los Glaciares National Park, southwest Santa Cruz Province, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981.
Machu Picchu Peru
Machu Picchu, the Inca Empire on the eastern slopes of the Andes in the upper Amazon basin of Peru, was a UNESCO World Heritage Site from 1983 onwards.
South American Heritage
UNESCO world heritage sites south America. South American heritage. Historical sites in south America. Historic sites in south America.