Heritage
Monuments of Guatemala
13 listed monuments and heritage sites, ordered by significance: designation, photography and recorded history.
part of UNESCO World Herit…5listed sites
Tentative World Heritage S…3listed sites
World Heritage Site2listed sites
Ramsar site2listed sites
1Antigua Guatemala
Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez
municipality of Guatemala · 1543
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
2Chichicastenango
Chichicastenango, Quiché
municipality of Guatemala · 1872
Tentative World Heritage Site
3Ciudad Vieja
Ciudad Vieja, Sacatepéquez
municipality of Guatemala · 1527
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
5Lago de Atitlán
Santa Cruz La Laguna, Sololá
volcanic crater lake
Tentative World Heritage Site
6Centro Cultural Miguel Ángel Asturias
Guatemala City, Guatemala
performing arts center · 1978
Tentative World Heritage Site
7National Palace
Guatemala City, Guatemala
building of public administration · 1967 · Renaissance
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
8La Merced Church
Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez
church · 1767 · baroque
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
9San Francisco Church
Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez
church · 1702 · baroque
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Photo: María Victoria López Alfaro · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
11Manchón-Guamuchal
Ocós, San Marcos
wetland · 2005
Ramsar site
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
12Takalik Abaj
El Asintal, Retalhuleu
national park of Guatemala
World Heritage Site
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
13Palace of the Captain Generals
Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez
monument · 1755
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
iDesignations
How sites are protected
| Designation | Sites with a page |
|---|---|
| part of UNESCO World Heritage Site | 5 |
| Tentative World Heritage Site | 3 |
| World Heritage Site | 2 |
| Ramsar site | 2 |