The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972.[1] Honduras accepted the convention on June 8, 1979, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2023, Honduras has two World Heritage Site [2]
Honduras| Name | Image | Location | Criteria | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maya Site of Copán | .jpg)
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Copán Department | Cultural (iv) (vi) | 1980 | Discovered in 1570 by Diego García de Palacio, the ruins of Copán, one of the most important sites of the Mayan civilization, were not excavated until the 19th century. The ruined citadel and imposing public squares reveal the three main stages of development before the city was abandoned in the early 10th century.[3] |
| Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve | 
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Gracias a Dios Department | Natural (vii) (viii) (ix) (x) | 1982 | Located on the watershed of the Río Plátano, the reserve is one of the few remains of a tropical rainforest in Central America and has an abundant and varied plant and wildlife. In its mountainous landscape sloping down to the Caribbean coast, over 2,000 indigenous people have preserved their traditional way of life.[4] |
| Site | Image | Location | Criteria | Area ha (acre) |
Year of submission | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (natural extension) | 
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Colón Department, Gracias a Dios Department, Olancho Department | Natural (vii) (ix) (x) | 2019 | [5] | |
| San Fernando de Omoa Fortress | 
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Cortés Department | Cultural (iv) | 2021 | [6] | |
| El Gigante Rockshelter | La Paz Department | Cultural (iii) (iv) (v) | 2021 | [7] | ||
| Mining Towns of Central and Southern Honduras: Santa Lucía, Cedros, Ojojona-Guazucarán, San Antonio de Oriente, Tegucigalpa, Yuscarán, El Corpus | 
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Choluteca Department, El Paraíso Department, Francisco Morazán Department | Cultural (iv) | 2021 | [8] |
