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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 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 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> |
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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]
References
- ^ Archaeological Research at Ciudad Vieja, El Salvador - William R. Fowler Accessed on 2009-04-22.
- ^ a b Ciudad Vieja / La Bermuda - UNESCO World Heritage Centre Accessed on 2009-04-22.