Cuba | World Heritage Explorer

Cuba has been a State Party to the World Heritage Convention since 1981. With 9 inscribed properties, the country maintains a well-established presence on the World Heritage List. The majority of its sites are cultural properties, reflecting a strong emphasis on historical and architectural heritage.

Cuba as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention

State Party since: March 24, 1981

Status: Ratification

Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: 1987-1993, 1995-2001, 2005-2009, 2015-2019

Total of Mandate Years: 20

Total of Mandates: 4

WHC Electoral Group: III (Latin America/Caribbean)

World Heritage Sites in Cuba (9)

Cultural: 7 | Natural: 2 | Mixed: 0

Alejandro de Humboldt National Park · Natural
Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba · Cultural
Desembarco del Granma National Park · Natural
Historic Centre of Camagüey · Cultural
Old Havana and its Fortification System · Cultural
San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba · Cultural
Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios · Cultural
Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos · Cultural
Viñales Valley · Cultural

Map of World Heritage Sites

This interactive map shows the location of all UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Cuba.

Tentative World Heritage Sites (14)

Escuelas Nacionales de Arte de Cubanacán · submitted: March 12, 2024
Tropicana · submitted: March 12, 2024
El Vedado, ciudad jardín temprana · submitted: March 12, 2024
Central Campus of the University of Havana · submitted: March 12, 2024
Triolet French Drugstore (Pharmacy Museum) · submitted: March 12, 2024
Santiago de Cuba, sus escenarios históricos · submitted: March 12, 2024
Sites of Memory of Slavery in Cuba · submitted: March 12, 2024
Parque Nacional Caguanes · submitted: March 12, 2024
The National Park Ciénaga de Zapata and the Speleological-Lacustrine System · submitted: March 12, 2024
Sistema Arrefical del Caribe Cubano · submitted: March 12, 2024
The Aqueduct of Albear · submitted: March 12, 2024
National Schools of Art, Cubanacán · submitted: February 28, 2003
Ciénaga de Zapata National Park · submitted: February 28, 2003
Reef System in the Cuban Caribbean · submitted: February 28, 2003

Source: UNESCO Tentative Lists

Country Profile Cuba

Official Name: Republic of Cuba

Continent: Americas

Subregion: Caribbean

UNESCO Region: Latin America and the Caribbean

Capital: Havana

Population (2024): 10,979,783

Land Area: 103,800 km²

Currency: Cuban convertible peso (CUC;CUP)

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UNESCO World Heritage Convention: State Party Cuba

About States Parties

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How Politics and Institutions Shape the UNESCO World Heritage List

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