:: WORLD RECOGNITION OF UNESCO
The historic - cultural and ecological wealth of Peru has been recognized by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), an agency of the U.N. with its head-quarters in Paris, with the designation of ten world heritages sites. They are:
- Cuzco City (designated in 1983)
- Machu Picchu Historic Sanctuary (1983)
- Archaelogical Site of Chavin (1985)
- Huascaran National Park (1985)
- Manu National Park (1985)
- Chan Chan Archaelogical zone (1988)
- Rio Abiseo National Park (1990)
- Historic Center of Lima (1991)
- Nazca Lines (1994)
- Historic Center of Arequipa (2000)
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