Colombia
Colombia has been a State Party to the World Heritage Convention since 1983. With 9 inscribed properties, the country maintains a well-established presence on the World Heritage List. The majority of its sites are cultural properties, reflecting a strong emphasis on historical and architectural heritage. One of these properties is shared with neighboring countries, demonstrating cooperation across borders in heritage conservation.
Colombia as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention
State Party since: May 24, 1983
Status: Acceptance
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: 1989-1995, 1999-2005, 2011-2015
Total of Mandate Years: 16
Total of Mandates: 3
WHC Electoral Group: III (Latin America/Caribbean)
World Heritage Sites in Colombia (9)
Cultural: 6 | Natural: 2 | Mixed: 1
- Chiribiquete National Park – “The Maloca of the Jaguar” · Mixed
- Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia · Cultural
- Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox · Cultural
- Los Katíos National Park · Natural
- Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary · Natural
- National Archeological Park of Tierradentro · Cultural
- Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena · Cultural
- Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System · Cultural (Transboundary)
- San Agustín Archaeological Park · Cultural
Map of World Heritage Sites
Tentative World Heritage Sites (13)
- Paleontological Sites of the Middle Devonian of Floresta, Boyacá · submitted: January 19, 2024
- The La Venta Konzentrat-Lagerstätte: a Neotropical moist forest biome of the middle Miocene · submitted: January 19, 2024
- The architectural legacy of Rogelio Salmona: an ethical, political, social and poetic manifesto · submitted: February 1, 2022
- Cultural Landscape of the Vernacular Stilt Housing of Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta and of Medio Atrato · submitted: October 22, 2013
- Canal del Dique - Dike Canal · submitted: September 27, 2012
- University City of Bogotá · submitted: September 27, 2012
- Pre-Hispanic Hydraulic System of the San Jorge River · submitted: September 27, 2012
- Tayrona and Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Parks and their Archaeological Sites · submitted: September 27, 2012
- Catholic Doctrine Temples · submitted: September 27, 2012
- United Fruit Company Infrastructure · submitted: September 27, 2012
- South of Ricaurte Province · submitted: September 27, 2012
- Puente de Occidente (Western Bridge) · submitted: September 27, 2012
- Seaflower Marine Protected Area (MPA) · submitted: September 18, 2007
Country Profile Colombia
Official Name: Republic of Colombia
Continent: Americas
Subregion: South America
UNESCO Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Capital: Bogotá
Population (2024): 52,886,363
Land Area: 1,109,500 km²
Currency: Colombian peso (COP)