UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Discover UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Caribbean. Enjoy Fortresses, Natural Wonders along with Ancient & Cultural sites

Discover UNESCO Sites in the Caribbean

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As per the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration. UNESCO encourages the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity.

Caribbean islands with UNESCO World Heritage sites:

  • Antigua:  Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites (Cultural)
  • Barbados:
    • Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison (Cultural)
    • The Story of Sugar and Rum – St. Nicholas Abbey; Morgan Lewis; Codrington College; Newton Burial Ground; Mount Gay Distilleries (Tentative – Cultural)
  • Belize:  Barrier Reef Reserve System (Natural – In Danger)
  • Bonaire: Marine Park (Tentative – Natural)
  • Curaçao:  Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour (Cultural)
  • Costa Rica:
    • Precolumbian Chiefdom Settlements with Stone Spheres of the Diquís (Cultural)
    • Area de Conservación Guanacaste (Natural)
    • Cocos Island National Park (Natural)
    • Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park (Natural)
    • Corcovado National Park and Isla del Caño Biological Reserve (Tentative – Natural)
  • Cuba:
    • Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba (Cultural)
    • Historic Centre of Camagüey (Cultural)
    • Old Havana and its Fortification System (Cultural)
    • San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba (Cultural)
    • Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios (Cultural)
    • Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos (Cultural)
    • Viñales Valley (Cultural)
    • Alejandro de Humboldt National Park (Natural)
    • Desembarco del Granma National Park (Natural)
    • Ciénaga de Zapata National Park (Tentative – Natural)
    • Reef System in the Cuban Caribbean (Tentative – Natural)
  • Dominica:
    • Morne Trois Pitons National Park (Natural)
    • Fort Shirley (Tentative – Cultural)
    • Morne Diablotin National Park (Tentative – Natural)
    • Soufriere-Scott’s Head Marine Reserve (Tentative – Natural)
  • Dominican Republic:  Colonial City of Santo Domingo (Cultural)
  • Grenada:   St. George Fortified System (Tentative – Cultural)
  • Guatemala:  Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua (Cultural)
  • Honduras:
    • Maya Site of Copan (Cultural)
    • Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (Natural – In Danger)
  • Jamaica:
    • Blue and John Crow Mountains (Natural)
    • Reggae Music (Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity)
    • Seville Heritage Park (Tentative – Cultural)
    • The Underwater City of Port Royal (Tentative – Cultural)
  • Mexico (Caribbean Coastal area):
    • Sian Ka’an (Natural)
    • Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen Itza (Cultural)
    • Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal (Cultural)
    • Historic Fortified Town of Campeche (Cultural)
    • Historic Monuments of Tlacotalpan (Cultural)
    • Pre-Hispanic City of El Tajin (Cultural)
    • Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque (Cultural)
    • Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul (Natural / Cultural)
    • Tikal National Park (Natural / Cultural)
  • Nicaragua:
    • León Cathedral (Cultural)
    • Ruins of León Viejo (Cultural)
  • Puerto Rico:  La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site (Cultural)
  • Saint Kitts & Nevis:  Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park (Cultural)
  • Saint Lucia:  Pitons Management Area (Natural)
  • Saint Vincent:
    • La Soufrière National Park (Tentative – Natural / Cultural)
    • Rock Art of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (Tentative – Cultural)
  • Trinidad & Tobago:
    • Banwari Trace Archaeological Site (Tentative – Cultural)
    • La Brea Pitch Lake (Tentative – Natural)
    • Tobago Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Tentative – Natural/Cultural)
  • Venezuela:
    • Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas (Cultural)
    • Coro and it’s Port (Cultural – In Danger)
    • Canaima National Park (Natural)


For a more detailed look at some of our favourites, check out our Caribbean UNESCO Sites Blog post

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