Place:Ciudad Vieja, El Salvador

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Short description: Archeological site in El Salvador
Ciudad Vieja
CIUDAD VIEJA.jpg
Ruins of Ciudad Vieja
Ciudad Vieja, El Salvador is located in El Salvador
Ciudad Vieja, El Salvador
Location in El Salvador
LocationEl Salvador
RegionCuscatlán Department
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 13°53′N 89°02′W / 13.883°N 89.033°W / 13.883; -89.033
TypeSettlement
History
BuilderSpanish conquistadors
Founded1525
Abandoned1528
PeriodsSpanish conquest of El Salvador
Site notes
ConditionRuined
Official nameCiudad Vieja / La Bermuda
TypeCultural
Designated21 September 1992
Reference no.209

Ciudad Vieja (Spanish for "Old City") is an archaeological site located roughly 10 km south of Suchitoto, in the Cuscatlán Department of central El Salvador.[1] The site served as the first location of San Salvador, now the Central American nation's capital.[2]

Status as a World Heritage Site

This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on 21 September 1992 in the cultural category.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Fowler, William R.. "Archaeological Research at Ciudad Vieja, El Salvador". http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/page/dQOMJa. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ciudad Vieja / La Bermuda – UNESCO World Heritage Center". https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/209/. 



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