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[[File:CIUDAD VIEJA.jpg|thumb|right|Ruins of Ciudad Vieja]]
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The archaeological site of '''Ciudad Vieja''' is located roughly 10&nbsp;km south of [[Suchitoto]], in the [[Cuscatlan Department]] of central [[El Salvador]].<ref>[http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/page/dQOMJa Archaeological Research at Ciudad Vieja, El Salvador - William R. Fowler] Accessed on 2009-04-22.</ref> The site served as the first location of [[San Salvador]], now the [[Central American]] nation's capital.<ref name=unesco>[http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/209/ Ciudad Vieja / La Bermuda - UNESCO World Heritage Centre] Accessed on 2009-04-22.</ref>
The archaeological site of '''Ciudad Vieja''' is located roughly 10&nbsp;km south of [[Suchitoto]], in the [[Cuscatlan Department]] of central [[El Salvador]].<ref>[http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/page/dQOMJa Archaeological Research at Ciudad Vieja, El Salvador - William R. Fowler] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081026034630/http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/page/dQOMJa |date=2008-10-26 }} Accessed on 2009-04-22.</ref> The site served as the first location of [[San Salvador]], now the [[Central American]] nation's capital.<ref name=unesco>[http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/209/ Ciudad Vieja / La Bermuda - UNESCO World Heritage Centre] Accessed on 2009-04-22.</ref>


== World Heritage Status ==
== World Heritage Status ==

Revision as of 12:30, 8 August 2017

Ruins of Ciudad Vieja

The archaeological site of Ciudad Vieja is located roughly 10 km south of Suchitoto, in the Cuscatlan Department of central El Salvador.[1] The site served as the first location of San Salvador, now the Central American nation's capital.[2]

World Heritage Status

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

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