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Honduras UNESCO has registered 2 sites on the World Heritage list and 4 on the tentative list.
Some places are so interesting that it’s relevant to keep them for future generations. This is why UNESCO has built a list of crucial classified properties in which superb places stand out for their aesthetic, natural, artistic, or cultural significance.
More than a thousand places are registered as Unesco’s World Heritage worldwide. Due to my interest in visiting World Heritage sites, I compiled the UNESCO list in Honduras and the corresponding map.
Honduras UNESCO list
- Maya Site of Copan
- Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve
Honduras UNESCO Map
Click on the blue pins to view more relevant information about each World Heritage site in Honduras.
Description
- Maya Site of Copan: An ancient Maya city in western Honduras that was a major center of Maya civilization from the 5th to the 9th century AD. The site contains impressive examples of Maya architecture and sculpture, including the Hieroglyphic Stairway, which is the longest-known Maya hieroglyphic inscription.
- Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve: A protected area in northeastern Honduras that contains a diverse range of ecosystems, including tropical rainforests, cloud forests, mangroves, and coastal marine areas. The reserve is home to a number of endangered and endemic species, as well as several indigenous communities that practice traditional land use and management practices.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Honduras have protected places for their cultural and natural importance.
Sites on the Tentative List
- Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve
- San Fernando de Omoa Fortress
- El Gigante Rockshelter
- Mining Towns of Central and Southern Honduras: Santa Lucía, Cedros, Ojojona-Guazucarán, San Antonio de Oriente, Tegucigalpa, Yuscarán, El Corpus
