What are the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Chile?
Chile has 7 UNESCO World Heritage sites: the Churches of Chiloé, Rapa Nui National Park, the Chinchorro culture sites, the Inca Trails, the historic quarter of Valparaíso, the Humberstone and Santa Laura saltpeter works, and the mining town of Sewell.
The 7 Chilean UNESCO-listed sites
- Chiloé Churches: unique wooden architecture in the Lake Region
- Rapa Nui National Park: the famous moaï statues of Easter Island
- Chinchorro Culture Sites: three settlement and artificial mummification sites in the Arica and Parinacota region
- Qhapaq Ñan - Inca Roads: pre-Hispanic Andean road network
- Historic Quarter of Valparaíso: port city with colorful houses and funiculars
- Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works: industrial heritage of the Atacama Desert in Tarapacá
- Sewell Mining Town: worker city in the O'Higgins region
Sites pending classification
16 other Chilean natural and cultural sites are on UNESCO's indicative list, testifying to the country's exceptional heritage wealth.
Key takeaway
These sites span all of Chilean geography, from the Atacama Desert in the north to Easter Island in the Pacific, illustrating 8000 years of history and cultural diversity.