Argentina
Argentina has been a State Party to the World Heritage Convention since 1978. With 12 inscribed properties, the country maintains a well-established presence on the World Heritage List. Its inscriptions include cultural and natural properties, representing a diverse heritage portfolio. Some of these properties are shared with neighboring countries, demonstrating cooperation across borders in heritage conservation.
Argentina as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention
State Party since: August 23, 1978
Status: Acceptance
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: 1978-1985, 2001-2005, 2021-2025
Total of Mandate Years: 15
Total of Mandates: 3
WHC Electoral Group: III (Latin America/Caribbean)
World Heritage Sites in Argentina (12)
Cultural: 7 | Natural: 5 | Mixed: 0
- Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas · Cultural
- ESMA Museum and Site of Memory – Former Clandestine Centre of Detention, Torture and Extermination · Cultural
- Iguazu National Park · Natural
- Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks · Natural
- Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba · Cultural
- Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil) · Cultural (Transboundary)
- Los Alerces National Park · Natural
- Los Glaciares National Park · Natural
- Península Valdés · Natural
- Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System · Cultural (Transboundary)
- Quebrada de Humahuaca · Cultural
- The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement · Cultural (Transboundary)
Map of World Heritage Sites
Tentative World Heritage Sites (8)
- Workers’ Assembly Halls · submitted: December 5, 2023
- Cueva de las Manos and associated sites of the Pinturas river basin · submitted: January 31, 2018
- City of Tigre and its rowing clubs · submitted: June 8, 2017
- Moisés Ville · submitted: June 29, 2015
- Geological, Paleontological and Archaeological Provincial Reserve Pehuén co - Monte Hermoso · submitted: January 17, 2014
- La Payunia, Campos Volcánicos Llancanelo y Payún Matrú · submitted: April 18, 2011
- Sierra de las Quijadas National Park · submitted: February 24, 2005
- Valle Calchaquí · submitted: November 15, 2001
Country Profile Argentina
Official Name: Argentine Republic
Continent: Americas
Subregion: South America
UNESCO Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Capital: Buenos Aires
Population (2024): 45,696,159
Land Area: 2,736,690 km²
Currency: Argentine peso (ARS)