UNESCO Sites in Uruguay

Uruguay UNESCO has registered 3 sites on the World Heritage list and 6 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 Uruguay and the corresponding map.

Uruguay UNESCO list

1. Fray Bentos Industrial Landscape
2. Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento
3. The work of engineer Eladio Dieste: Church of Atlántida

Uruguay UNESCO Map

Click on the blue pins to view more relevant information about each World Heritage site in Uruguay.

Description

1. Fray Bentos Industrial Landscape is a former meat processing plant in Fray Bentos, Uruguay, established in the late 19th century and operated until the mid-20th century. The plant was once one of the world’s largest meatpacking facilities and played a major role in developing the global meat industry. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2015.
2. The Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento is a well-preserved colonial-era town on the Rio de la Plata in southwestern Uruguay. The city was founded by the Portuguese in 1680 and has a rich history as a strategic location for control of the region’s valuable trade routes. The Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1995.
3. The work of engineer Eladio Dieste: Church of Atlántida is a unique architectural masterpiece in Atlántida, Uruguay. Designed and built by Uruguayan engineer Eladio Dieste in the mid-20th century, the church is known for its innovative use of reinforced brick construction and unique geometric shapes. It was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative Sites list in 2016.

UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Uruguay have protected places for their cultural and natural importance.

Sites on the Tentative List

1. Chamangá: A Rock Paintings Area
2. Insular area and bay of Colonia del Sacramento
3. La Rambla (promenade maritime) de la Cité de Montévideo
4. Architecture Moderne du XX siècle de la Ville de Montevideo
5. Quartier de Peñarol : la Vieille Ville historique et le paysage industriel ferroviaire
6. Isla de Flores Cultural Landscape and its fluvio-marine context