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UNESCO World Heritage Sites—Argentina
Iguaçu National Park
Surrounded by subtropical jungle, Iguaçu is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the world—up to 5,000 ft. wide and 260 ft. high.
Los Glaciares National Park
A beautiful area with rugged, towering mountains and numerous lakes and glaciers.
Península Valdés, Patagonia
Home to important breeding populations of endangered southern right whale, southern elephant seal, and southern sea lion.
Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba
Illustrates the area's unique religious, social, and economic development in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Quebrada de Humahuaca
This valley has been used over the past 10,000 years as a crucial passage for the transport of people and ideas from the high Andean lands to the plains.
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis
Deep in the heart of a tropical rainforest, lie the remains of five 17th and 18th C Jesuit missions.
Ischigualasto and Talampaya National Parks
The parks contain fossils of ancestors of mammals, dinosaurs, and plants, revealing the evolution of vertebrates in the Triassic Period.
Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas
This outstanding collection of prehistoric rock art demonstrates the culture of the earliest human societies in South America.
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