Andes

Connected Sites

Site Rationale Link
Arequipa (2380mtrs)
Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex The Cerro Mucho Malo is part of the coastal foothills of the western chain of the Andes mountain range. (Nomination Text, p. 15)
Chavin (3185mtrs)
Coffee Cultural Landscape
Cuzco
El Fuerte de Samaipata (1690mtrs) (foothills)
Huascaran National Park
Los Alerces National Park
Los Glaciares (up to 3375 mtrs)
Machu Picchu
Manu National Park The Park lies in the southeastern Peruvian Andes (UNEP-WCMC)
Potosi
Qhapaq Ñan
Quebrada de Humahuaca (2500-3500mtrs)
Quito
Rio Abiseo National Park (500- 4200mtrs)
San Agustín (1695 mtrs)
Sangay National Park
Santa Ana de los Rios de Cuenca (2500 mtrs)
Sewell Mining Town (2000mtrs)
Sucre (2750 mtrs)
Tierradentro (2295 mtrs)
Tiwanaku

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