Mining Towns of Central and Southern Honduras

Photo by Roman Bruehwiler.

Mining Towns of Central and Southern Honduras: Santa Lucía, Cedros, Ojojona-Guazucarán, San Antonio de Oriente, Tegucigalpa, Yuscarán, El Corpus is part of the Tentative list of Honduras in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List.

The Mining Towns of Central and Southern Honduras comprise 7 towns where silver and gold where produced during the colonial period. Their urban layout was adapted to the mountainous geographical setting and they maintain their vernacular architecture and monuments,

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Map of Mining Towns of Central and Southern Honduras

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The coordinates shown for all tentative sites were produced as a community effort. They are not official and may change on inscription.

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Full Name
Mining Towns of Central and Southern Honduras: Santa Lucía, Cedros, Ojojona-Guazucarán, San Antonio de Oriente, Tegucigalpa, Yuscarán, El Corpus
Country
Honduras
Added
2021
Type
Cultural
Categories
Structure - Mines Urban landscape - Colonial
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Site History

2021 Added to Tentative List

Site Links

Unesco Website: Mining Towns of Central and Southern Honduras: Santa Lucía, Cedros, Ojojona-Guazucarán, San Antonio de Oriente, Tegucigalpa, Yuscarán, El Corpus

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The site has 7 locations

Mining Towns of Central and Southern Honduras: Santa Lucía (T)
Mining Towns of Central and Southern Honduras: Cedros (T)
Mining Towns of Central and Southern Honduras: Ojojona-Guazucarán (T)
Mining Towns of Central and Southern Honduras: San Antonio de Oriente (T)
Mining Towns of Central and Southern Honduras: Tegucigalpa (T)
Mining Towns of Central and Southern Honduras: Yuscarán (T)
Mining Towns of Central and Southern Honduras: El Corpus (T)

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