El Patrimonio de la Humanidad

Tower of Hercules, Spain (2009)

• Only Ancient Roman Lighthouse (1st century A.D.) that is still fully preserved
• Located at the entrance of La Coruña harbour in north-western Spain
• Used during the Middle Ages
• Sits on a 57 m high rock and is 55 m tall
• Evidence that the Atlantic Route was used by many countries (Ex.Romans)

Rapa Nui National Park (Easter Island), Chile (1995)

• Polynesian settlers came in 300 A.D. (3,700 meters from the coast of Chile)
• Shrines were not built until between 10th and 16th century
• Jacob Roggveen gave the name Easter Island on Easter Sunday 1722 A.D.
• Roggveen was part of the Dutch East India Company when he explored the island
• Evidence of the Polynesian empire and home to about 900 one-of-a-kind sculptures

IGUAZU NATIONAL PARK, ARGENTINA (1984)

• The waterfall in the center of the park is 80 m high and 2,700 m in diameter
• Lies on the border of Argentina and Brazil (Iguaçu is located in Brazil)
• Waterfall flows into the Parana River
• Iguazu National Park is surrounded by a subtropical rainforest
• Iguazu National Park is home to 2,000 plant species and many other animals

Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza, Mexico (1988)

• Located at the heart of the Yucatán Peninsula
• Built by the Mayans in 415-435 A.D.
• Chichen-Itza was taken over by the Toltecs in 967-987 A.D.
• Home to the Warriors’ Temple, El Castillo (behind) and the El Caracol
• Evidence of the Mayan and Toltec civilizations

Colonial City of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (1990)

• Christopher Columbus arrived on the island in 1492 while exploring the Americas
• Site of first cathedral (Catedral Primada de America), hospital and university in the Americas
• Capital of the West Indies
• Officialy colonized in 1498 by Spain
• First establishment of the "New World"