In 2024, Mexico was the Latin American country with the largest number of sites designated by UNESCO as World Heritage properties, with a total of 35. Brazil followed that year, with 24 sites of granted this recognition.
Number of World Heritage sites in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024, by country
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UNESCO. (May 2, 2025). Number of World Heritage sites in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062348/world-heritage-site-unesco-latin-america-by-country/
UNESCO. "Number of World Heritage sites in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024, by country." Chart. May 2, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062348/world-heritage-site-unesco-latin-america-by-country/
UNESCO. (2025). Number of World Heritage sites in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062348/world-heritage-site-unesco-latin-america-by-country/
UNESCO. "Number of World Heritage Sites in Latin America and The Caribbean in 2024, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 May 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062348/world-heritage-site-unesco-latin-america-by-country/
UNESCO, Number of World Heritage sites in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062348/world-heritage-site-unesco-latin-america-by-country/ (last visited June 09, 2025)
Number of World Heritage sites in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024, by country [Graph], UNESCO, May 2, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062348/world-heritage-site-unesco-latin-america-by-country/