This is a list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Caribbean.

Legend

Site; as per officially inscribed name^[1]

Location; at city, regional, or provincial level and geocoordinates

Criteria; as defined by the World Heritage Committee^[2]

Area; in hectares and acres. If available, the size of the buffer zone has been noted as well. A value of zero implies that no data has been published by UNESCO

Year; during which the site was inscribed to the World Heritage List

Description; brief information about the site, including reasons for qualifying as an endangered site, if applicable

World Heritage Sites

Site	Image	Location	Criteria	Area ha (acre)	Year	Description	Refs
Alejandro de Humboldt National Park		CubaHolguín and Guantánamo,  Cuba 20°27′N 75°0′W / 20.450°N 75.000°W / 20.450; -75.000 (Alejandro de Humboldt National Park)	Natural: (ix), (x)	69,341 (171,350); buffer zone 34,330 (84,800)	2001	The park exhibits a wide array of geology types. It contains many biological species, including 16 of Cuba's 28 endemic plant species, as well as animal species such as the endangered Cuban solenodon.	[3] [4]
Antigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites		AntiguaEnglish Harbour, Antigua,  Antigua & Barbuda 17°00′30″N 61°45′52″W / 17.00833°N 61.76444°W / 17.00833; -61.76444 (Antigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites)	Cultural: (ii), (iv)	255 (630); buffer zone 3,873 (9,570)	2016	The site consists of a group of Georgian-style naval buildings and structures, set within a walled enclosure. The natural environment of this side of the island of Antigua, with its deep, narrow bays surrounded by highlands, offered shelter from hurricanes and was ideal for repairing ships. The construction of the Dockyard by the British navy would not have been possible without the labour of generations of enslaved Africans since the end of the 18th century. Its aim was to protect the interests of sugar cane planters at a time when European powers were competing for control of the Eastern Caribbean.	[5]
Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba		CubaSantiago de Cuba and Guantánamo,  Cuba 20°00′21″N 75°37′4″W / 20.00583°N 75.61778°W / 20.00583; -75.61778 (Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba)	Cultural: (iii), (iv)	81,475 (201,330)	2000	During the 19th and early 20th centuries, eastern Cuba was primarily involved with coffea cultivation. The remnants of the plantations display the techniques used in the difficult terrain, as well as the economic and social significance of the plantation system in Cuba and the Caribbean.	[5]
Blue and John Crow Mountains		Jamaica Jamaica 18°04′39″N 76°34′16″W / 18.077500°N 76.571111°W / 18.077500; -76.571111 (Blue and John Crow Mountains)	Mixed: (iii), (vi), (x)	26,252 (64,870); buffer zone 28,494 (70,410)	2015	The park covers roughly about 4.5% of Jamaica.	[6]
Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park		Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts,  Saint Kitts and Nevis 17°20′49″N 62°50′14″W / 17.34694°N 62.83722°W / 17.34694; -62.83722 (Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park)	Cultural: (iii), (iv)	—	1999	Built during the 17th and 18th centuries by African slaves in a period of European colonial expansion, the fortress is an exceptionally well preserved example of British military architecture in the Caribbean.	[7]
Colonial City of Santo Domingo		Dominican RepublicDistrito Nacional,  Dominican Republic 18°29′0″N 69°55′0″W / 18.48333°N 69.91667°W / 18.48333; -69.91667 (Colonial City of Santo Domingo)	Cultural: (ii), (iv), (vi)	93 (230)	1990	Santo Domingo was founded in 1498 shortly after the arrival of Christopher Columbus on the island and had the first cathedral, hospital, customs house and university built in the New World. Its grid patterned town plan became the model for other colonial towns in the Americas.	[8]
Desembarco del Granma National Park		CubaGranma,  Cuba 19°53′N 77°38′W / 19.883°N 77.633°W / 19.883; -77.633 (Desembarco del Granma National Park)	Natural: (vii), (viii)	32,576 (80,500)	1999	The park features a unique karst topography with features such as terraces, cliffs, and waterfalls.	[9] [10]
Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao		NetherlandsWillemstad,  Curaçao,  Netherlands 12°6′7″N 68°54′8″W / 12.10194°N 68.90222°W / 12.10194; -68.90222 (Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao)	Cultural: (ii), (iv), (v)	86 (210); buffer zone 87 (210)	1997	The architecture of the 17th-century Dutch trading settlement Willemstad combines styles from the Netherlands with Spanish and Portuguese colonial towns.	[11]
Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison		BarbadosBridgetown  Barbados 13°5′48″N 59°36′50″W / 13.09667°N 59.61389°W / 13.09667; -59.61389 (Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison)	Cultural: (ii), (iii), (iv)	187 (460); buffer zone 321 (790)	2011	Bridgetown is an excellent example of a British colonial settlement built from the 17th to 19th century. Unlike Dutch and Spanish settlements of the area, the town is not laid out on a grid plan but follows a serpentine urban design.	[12]
Historic Centre of Camagüey		CubaCamagüey,  Cuba 21°22′43″N 77°55′7″W / 21.37861°N 77.91861°W / 21.37861; -77.91861 (Historic Centre of Camagüey)	Cultural: (iv), (v)	54 (130); buffer zone 276 (680)	2008	Camagüey is among the first seven villages founded by the Spanish in Cuba, first settled in 1528. The irregular organization of the city is distinct from the typical, orderly construction of most other Spanish settlements. This maze-like style was influenced by medieval European ideas and traditional construction methods of early immigrant masons and construction workers.	[13]
La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico		Puerto RicoSan Juan  Puerto Rico,  United States 18°28′0″N 66°7′30″W / 18.46667°N 66.12500°W / 18.46667; -66.12500 (Old San Juan)	Cultural: (vi)	33 (82)	1983	A series of defensive structures built between the 16th and 20th centuries at a strategic point in the Caribbean Sea to protect the city and the Bay of San Juan. They represent a fine display of European military architecture adapted to harbour sites on the American continent.	[14]
Morne Trois Pitons National Park		Dominicasouth central part of the island,  Dominica 15°16′N 61°17′W / 15.267°N 61.283°W / 15.267; -61.283 (Morne Trois Pitons National Park)	Natural: (viii), (x)	6,857 (16,940)	1997		[15]
National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers		HaitiNord,  Haiti 19°34′25″N 72°14′39″W / 19.57361°N 72.24417°W / 19.57361; -72.24417 (National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers)	Cultural: (iv), (vi)	—	1982	Sans-Souci Palace was the royal residence constructed by King Henri I. It was the most important of nine palaces built by the king, along with fifteen châteaux, numerous forts, and sprawling summer homes on his twenty plantations.[16] The Citadelle Laferrière is a large mountaintop fortress in northern Haiti, and is the largest fortress in the Americas. The mountaintop fortress has itself become a national icon of Haiti, featured on currency, stamps, and tourist ministry posters.[17] The Buildings of Ramiers were among the first monuments constructed after the Haitian Revolution.[18]	[19]
Old Havana and its Fortifications		CubaLa Habana,  Cuba 23°8′0″N 82°21′0″W / 23.13333°N 82.35000°W / 23.13333; -82.35000 (Old Havana and its Fortifications)	Cultural: (iv), (v)	143 (350)	1982	Havana was founded in 1519 by Spanish colonists, growing to become one of the Caribbean's primary shipbuilding centers by the 17th century. The old city was built in the Baroque and Neoclassical styles. Historical landmarks in Old Havana include La Cabaña, the Cathedral of Havana and the Great Theatre of Havana.	[20]
Pitons Management Area		Saint Lucianear Soufrière,  Saint Lucia 13°48′26″N 61°4′13″W / 13.80722°N 61.07028°W / 13.80722; -61.07028 (Pitons Management Area)	Natural: (vii), (viii)	2,909 (7,190)	2004		[21]
San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba		CubaSantiago de Cuba Province,  Cuba 19°58′0″N 75°52′15″W / 19.96667°N 75.87083°W / 19.96667; -75.87083 (San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba)	Cultural: (iv), (v)	—	1997	The large fort was built to defend the important port of Santiago de Cuba. The design of the fortification was based on Italian and Renaissance architecture. The complex of magazines, bastions, and batteries is one of the most complete and well-preserved Spanish-American defense fortifications.	[22]
Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios		CubaSancti Spíritus Province,  Cuba 21°48′11″N 79°59′4″W / 21.80306°N 79.98444°W / 21.80306; -79.98444 (Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios)	Cultural: (iv), (v)	—	1988	The city of Trinidad was founded in the early 16th century. In 1518, Hernán Cortés began his expedition to conquer Mexico from the port at Trinidad. The city prospered throughout the colonial period in large part due to the success of the local sugar industry. The adjacent Valley de los Ingenios was the origin of the Cuban sugar industry, which emerged in the 18th century. It is home to numerous cane sugar mills, as well as cattle ranches and tobacco plantations.	[23]
Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos		CubaCienfuegos,  Cuba 22°8′50″N 80°27′10″W / 22.14722°N 80.45278°W / 22.14722; -80.45278 (Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos)	Cultural: (ii), (v)	—	2005	Cienfuegos was founded in 1819 as a Spanish colony, though its first inhabitants were French immigrants. It became a trade center in the sugar cane, tobacco, and coffee trade because of its location on the Bay of Cienfuegos. Because of its establishment in the later colonial period, the architecture has more modern influences: including modern ideas of urban planning.	[24]
Viñales Valley		CubaPinar del Río Province,  Cuba 22°37′N 83°43′W / 22.617°N 83.717°W / 22.617; -83.717 (Viñales Valley)	Cultural: (iv)	—	1999	The village of Viñales was founded in 1875 after the expansion of tobacco cultivation in the surrounding valley. The Valley features a karst topography, vernacular architecture, and traditional cultivation methods. The Valley was also the site of various military engagements in the Cuban War of Independence and Cuban Revolution.	[25] [26]
Volcanoes and Forests of Mount Pelée and the Pitons of Northern Martinique		FranceSaint-Pierre,  Martinique,  France 14°49′23.39″N 61°10′33.1″W / 14.8231639°N 61.175861°W / 14.8231639; -61.175861 (Volcanoes and Forests of Mount Pelée and the Pitons of Northern Martinique)	Cultural: (viii), (x)	13,980 (34,500); buffer zone 28,826 (71,230)	2023	Volcanic area of global significance to vulcanology, and home to a number of endemic species.	[27]

Location of sites

Alejandro de Humboldt

Antigua Dockyard

Coffee Plantations

Blue and John Crow Mountains

Brimstone Hill

Santo Domingo

Granma

Willemstad

Bridgetown

Camagüey

Morne Trois Pitons

Citadel Sans-Souci

Old Havana

Pitons

San Pedro

Trinidad

Cienfuegos

Viñales

San Juan

Mount Pelée

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Location of World Heritage Sites in the Caribbean

Tentative list

In addition to sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, member states can maintain a list of tentative sites that they may consider for nomination. Nominations for the World Heritage List are only accepted if the site was previously listed on the tentative list.^[28]

Ref No.	Site	Image	Location	Year listed	UNESCO criteria	Description
6070	Historic Lighthouses of The Bahamas		Bahamas	2015	iii (cultural)	For over 150 years, British Imperial Lighthouse Service lights have been a constant in Bahamian maritime history. They are symbols of the unique heritage of maritime navigation. There are only a few of these hand-wound kerosene-burning lighthouses left in the world and they are found in the Bahamas.[29]
6071	The Inagua National Park		Inagua,  Bahamas	2015	vi, x (mixed)	It is an important area for breeding, passage and wintering for numerous species of waterbirds and is one of the only Wetlands of International Importance in the Caribbean. It has the largest breeding colony of Caribbean flamingos.[30]
1993	The Scotland District of Barbados		Saint Andrew's Parish and Saint Joseph's Parish  Barbados	2005	not stated (natural)	The Scotland District of Barbados has base of sedimentary rocks and is the only place in the Caribbean that a submarine mountain range lies above water. This sparsely populated region holds interesting rock formations created by tectonic movement and erosion.[31]
5942	The Industrial Heritage of Barbados: The Story of Sugar and Rum		Barbados	2014	ii, iii, vi (cultural)	Sugarcane landscapes are an outstanding example of a cultural landscape shaped by Europeans and Africans in the Atlantic World. The site illustrates the impact of human settlement, slave labour and agricultural activities, and more specifically the production of Caribbean sugar and rum, from the mid-17th century on the natural landscape.[32]
1798	National Schools of Art, Cubanacán		Havana,  Cuba	2003	i, ii, iii, iv, v (cultural)	The site is one of the most outstanding examples of contemporary Latin American architecture, with an acknowledged artistic value, reuniting testimonial values stemming from the historic moment in which it was built, when cement and concrete were scarce in Cuba.[33]
1801	Ciénaga de Zapata National Park		Matanzas,  Cuba	2003	vii, ix, x (natural)	It is an extensive ecosystem made up of mangrove forests, keys, seagrass beds, coral reef barriers and deep reefs. The conservation status of coral reefs in the area is most remarkable.[34]
1802	Reef System in the Cuban Caribbean		Cuba	2003	vii, x (natural)	The site is a series of marine protected areas with well-preserved underwater ecosystems stretching 800 km along the Caribbean coastline of Cuba.[35]
6020	Fort Shirley		Saint John Parish,  Dominica	2015	ii, iv (cultural)	Fort Shirley was formerly a military outpost, a sterling example of its kind in the West Indies. It was the scene of a famous revolt of African slave soldiers in protest over their conditions there in 1802. Their action resulted in all slave soldiers in the British Empire being made free in 1807.[36]
6021	Morne Diablotin National Park		Saint Joseph Parish,  Dominica	2015	vii, x (natural)	The site is home to two endemic bird species — Dominica's national bird, the sisserou parrot, and the Jaco red-necked parrot — which occur nowhere else on Earth. The Park also covers a wide range of habitats, including the globally rare elfin woodland ecosystem.[37]
6022	Soufriere-Scott's Head Marine Reserve		Saint Mark Parish,  Dominica	2015	vii, x (natural)	The site is a vast submerged volcanic crater, with some of the most pristine marine environments in the Caribbean. The site also has significant cultural importance to the indigenous Carib people.[38]
1704	Jacagua, Villa of Santiago		Santiago Province,  Dominican Republic	2001	not stated (cultural)	A former Spanish-founded rural settlement that now represents the precursor to the modern city of Santiago. The site preserves the ruins of the former brick and masonry church.[39]
1705	Montecristi		Monte Cristi Province,  Dominican Republic	2001	not stated (cultural)	Surrounded by a mountainous and maritime environment the city is notable for its wooden Victorian houses that date to its booming period during the 18th and 19th centuries.[40]
1707	Archaeological and Historical National Park of Pueblo Viejo, La Vega		La Vega Province,  Dominican Republic	2001	not stated (cultural)	The site includes the Pueblo Viejo fortress and old town, founded in 1495 for Christopher Columbus, and the former gold mine and foundry that the fortress was built to protect.[41]
1708	Historical Centre of Puerto Plata		Puerto Plata Province,  Dominican Republic	2001	not stated (cultural)	The architecture of the historic centre of Puerto Plata combines popular Victorian styles of the 19th-century with traditional vernacular styles creating a unique landscape that contrasts with the Spanish colonial history of the city.[42]
1709	City of Azúa de Compostela		Azua Province,  Dominican Republic	2001	not stated (cultural)	Founded in 1504 by Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, the original settlement of Azua de Compostela was one of the oldest European settlements in the Americas until its destruction in 1751 with its ruins preserved as a historical park.[43]
1714-1715	Ruta de los Ingenios		Distrito Nacional and La Altagracia Province,  Dominican Republic	2002	ii, iv, v (cultural)	Ruta de los Ingenios (Route of Sugarmills) consists of two sugarcane plantations and mills: Nuestra Señora de Monte Alegre (La Duquesa) and the Sanate Sugar Mills.[44][45]
6289	Archaeological Site of Villa La Isabela		Puerto Plata Province,  Dominican Republic	2018	ii, v (cultural)	Founded by Christopher Columbus in 1493 during his second voyage to the Americas, La Isabela was the first settlement to be founded by a European power in the New World. The archaeological site preserves the foundation of some of the first European houses, a watchtower, a warehouse, the church and a cemetery.[46]
6290	Jaragua National Park		Pedernales Province,  Dominican Republic	2018	i, iii, vii, ix, x (mixed)	The largest protected area in the Caribbean contains Taino archaeological sites in addition to dry forests, mangroves, marine habitats and the Baoruco Mountain Range.[47]
6291	First Colonial Sugar Mills of the Americas		San Cristóbal and Santo Domingo Provinces,  Dominican Republic	2018	ii, iv (cultural)	The site consists of four archaeological sites dating to the 16th-century containing the remnants of the oldest sugarcane mills in the Americas.[48]
6292	Cotubanamá National Park		La Altagracia and La Romana Provinces,  Dominican Republic	2018	i, ii, iii (cultural)	The archeological heritage of Cotubanamá represents some of the best-preserved evidence to the Taino culture evident in its petroglyphs and ceremonial ball courts (bateyes), in addition to evidence of one of the first contacts between Europeans and indigenous cultures of the Americas.[49]
6293	La Plata and Navidad Banks Marine Mammal Sanctuary		Dominican Republic	2018	iii, ix, x (mixed)	Protected marine area that includes La Plata, Navidad and Pañuelo banks in addition to portions of the Samaná Bay. The area is historically notable for the number of well-preserved colonial era shipwrecks and biologically important for its unusually high diversity of cetacean species.[50]
6294	Pre-Hispanic Rock Art in the Dominican Republic		Hato Mayor, La Altagracia, Pedernales and San Cristóbal Provinces,  Dominican Republic	2018	i, iii (cultural)	Prehistoric rock art consisting of paintings, petroglyphs and bas-reliefs found in five caves across the country in the Cotubanamá (formerly Del Este), Jaragua and Los Haitises National Parks, and the Pomier Caves Reserve.[51]
1924	St. George Historic District		Saint George Parish,  Grenada	2004	ii (cultural)	The historic district of St. George is notable for the contrast between the blend of the planned section of the town with its distinctive Georgian architecture and the unplanned section with a distinctive Caribbean vernacular style.[52]
1926	St. George Fortified System		Saint George Parish,  Grenada	2004	ii, iv (cultural)	The fortified system of St. George was established to take advantage over the geography of the amphitheater-shaped bay.[53]
5845	Grenadines Island Group		Grenada and  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2013	iii, iv, v, viii, x (mixed)	The Grenadines islands consist of 32 islands spanning the Windward Islands between Saint Vincent and Grenada. The site represents the encounter of numerous cultures (indigenous Carib, Garifuna, African, European and South Asian) and rich insular and marine environments.[54]
1947	Historic Centre of Jacmel		Sud-Est Department,  Haiti	2004	ii, iv (cultural)	The colonial city of Jacmel was founded in 1698 over an ancient pre-Columbian village.[55] Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Saint_Lucia >Text je dostupný pod licencí Creative Commons Uveďte autora – Zachovejte licenci, případně za dalších podmínek. Podrobnosti naleznete na stránce Podmínky užití.  čítajte viac o List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Saint_Lucia Navigace: Módní doplňky > Šperkařství Šperky Chytré hodinky Galanterie Hodinářské firmy Hodinky Hodiny Módní doplňky Minerály Pokrývky hlavy Sklářství Zlatníci Zlatnictví Příbuzné výrazy : Řetízek (ozdoba) Šátek Beadweaving Bižuterie Bolo Dřevěný motýlek Deštník Digitálky Fiží Galanterie Hodinky Kšandy Kapesník Korálek Kravata Lanyard Modista Motýlek (oděvní doplněk) Odznak Pléd Placka (odznak) Rukávník Spona na kravatu Sponka do vlasů Tabulky (kolárek) Vějíř Text je dostupný za podmienok Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 Unported; prípadne za ďalších podmienok. Podrobnejšie informácie nájdete na stránke Podmienky použitia. Copyright.sk © 2024