Pan-American Highway

WHS located along the Pan-American Highway.

Connected Sites

Site Rationale Link
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
Churches of Chiloé Churches of Castro, Nercon
Darien National Park The highway is interrupted here for about 100km
Glacier parks
Guanacaste
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works A few 100 meters from the highway (Ruta 5)
Lima The highway runs through the city, including the historic center
Los Katios National Park The map of the Park on the UNESCO Web site shows "Carretera Panamericana Proyecto" passing across it in the south
Mexico City and Xochimilco The Pan-American Highway (as Mexico Highway 85D) enters Mexico City.
Nasca Lines Observation tower is along the highway
Oaxaca and Monte Alban Highway 190 from Mexico City passes through the city on its way to the Guatemalan frontier at Ciudad Cuauhatemoc where it becomes CA1
Panamá
Puebla Highway 190 from Mexico City passes through the city on its way to the Guatemalan frontier at Ciudad Cuauhatemoc where it becomes CA1
Quito Ecuador Highway 35 passes through Quito
Santa Ana de los Rios de Cuenca Ecuador Highway 35 passes through Cuenca
Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park - The border of this national park more or less follows the outline of the highway for some 20-30 km, between the towns of Trinidad and Villa Mills
Valparaiso
Yellowstone

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