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Paraguay has been a State Party to the World Heritage Convention since 1988. It is home to one World Heritage Site. All currently inscribed properties are listed under the Cultural category.

Paraguay as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention

State Party since: April 27, 1988

Status: Ratification

Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: None

Total of Mandate Years: 0

Total of Mandates: 0

WHC Electoral Group: III (Latin America/Caribbean)

World Heritage Sites in Paraguay (1)

Cultural: 1 | Natural: 0 | Mixed: 0

Map of World Heritage Sites

Tentative World Heritage Sites (12)

  • Rock Art of Jsukaevnda and Cerro Corá · submitted: April 6, 2022
  • Defensores del Chaco National Park · submitted: April 6, 2022
  • Médanos del Chaco National Park · submitted: April 6, 2022
  • Yerba Mate Cultural Landscape · submitted: April 6, 2022
  • Jesuit Mission of San Cosme y San Damián · submitted: April 6, 2022
  • Templo San Buenaventura de Yaguaron · submitted: April 6, 2022
  • Paraguayan Pantanal · submitted: January 17, 2018
  • Railway Complex and English Village of Sapucai · submitted: January 17, 2018
  • Mbaracayú Forest Nature Reserve · submitted: December 19, 2003
  • Sistema Ferrocarril Pte. Carlos Antonio López · submitted: October 5, 1993
  • Parque Nacional Ybyturuzu · submitted: October 5, 1993
  • Parque National Tinfunke' · submitted: October 5, 1993

Source: UNESCO Tentative Lists

Country Profile Paraguay

Official Name: Republic of Paraguay

Continent: Americas

Subregion: South America

UNESCO Region: Latin America and the Caribbean

Capital: Asunción

Population (2024): 6,929,153

Land Area: 397,300 km²

Currency: Paraguayan guaraní (PYG)

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