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 |
Suggestions?
Do you know of another WHS we could connect to Pan-American Highway ?
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