Amazon Basin

Connected Sites: 14

WHS that are located within the Amazon Basin, the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. It is limited to those in the Amazon watershed, not the more extensive Amazon biosphere.

Connected Sites

  • Inscribed: 2000
    2.94
    3
    1
    "The National Park Is One Of The Largest (1,523,000 Ha) And Most Intact Parks In The Amazon Basin." (Official Description) - The Guaporé (Río Iténez) Is Part Of The Madeira River Basin, Which Eventually Empties Into The Amazon River. (Wiki)
  • Machu Picchu
    Inscribed: 1983
    4.62
    357
    8
    Machu Picchu Is Set Above The Urubamba River. The Urubamba (Also Called Vilcanota And Wilcamayu) Joins The Apurimac Which Joins The Ucayali Which Joins The Amazon!! The Apurimac Is Considered The Source Of The Amazon.
  • Cuzco
    Cuzco
    Peru
    Inscribed: 1983
    3.72
    364
    9
    At The Huatanay River, Which Trickles Eventually Into The Amazon
  • Chavin
    Inscribed: 1985
    3.12
    65
    6
    At The Headwaters Of The Marañón River, A Tributary Of The Amazon
  • Sangay National Park
    Inscribed: 1983
    2.55
    45
    5
    "Major Rivers Drain Eastwards Into The Amazon Basin"
  • Santa Ana de los Rios de Cuenca
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.95
    104
    5
    "The Dominant Features Of The City's Geography Are Also The Source Of Its Name In Spanish: The Four Rivers Of Cuenca (Meaning A Basin Made By A Confluence Of Rivers). These Rivers Are The Tomebamba (Named After The Inca Culture), Yanuncay, Tarqui And Machangara, In Order Of Importance. .... These Four Rivers Are Part Of The Amazon River Watershed" (Wiki)
  • El Fuerte de Samaipata
    Inscribed: 1998
    2.91
    52
    7
    In The Basin Of Rio Grande Guapay, Tributary To Mamore, Madeira And Amazon Proper
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Rio Abiseo National Park
    Inscribed: 1990
    3.00
    6
    2
    "Located In The San Martín Region Of Peru Between The Marañón And Huallaga Rivers" (Wiki) - Both Tributaries Of Amazon
  • Qhapaq Ñan
    Qhapaq Ñan
    Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
    Inscribed: 2014
    2.79
    221
    9
  • Manu National Park
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.74
    36
    5
    The Manu Is A Tributary To The 1,347 Km Long Madre De Dios River, Which Downriver Joins The Madeira River, And Ultimately The Amazon River. (Wiki)
  • Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
    Inscribed: 1990
    2.92
    42
    7
    San Jose De Chiquitos Is On The Piray River, A Tributary Of The Yapacani And Then The Amazon.
  • Huascaran National Park
    Inscribed: 1985
    3.77
    78
    7
    The Waters On The East Side Of Huascaran Np Drain Into The Rio Maranon - A Tributary Of The Amazon
  • Inscribed: 2018
    2.53
    2
    1
    Chiribiquete National Park Contains The Drainage Basins Of The Mesay, Cuñare, San Jorge And Amú Rivers. Most Of The Rivers In The Park Are Tributaries Of The Caquetá River, Which Is In Turn A Tributary Of The Amazon River. (Wiki)
  • Central Amazon Conservation Complex
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.35
    47
    5
    "The Largest Protected Area In The Amazon Basin" (Ouv) - Located Primarily At The Confluence Of The Negro (The Largest Left Tributary Of The Amazon River (Accounting For About 14% Of The Water In The Amazon Basin)) And Solimões Rivers (Upper Stretches Of The Amazon River)