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{{short description|Archeological site in El Salvador}} |
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[[File:CIUDAD VIEJA.jpg|thumb|right|Ruins of Ciudad Vieja]] |
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{{Infobox ancient site |
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| name = Ciudad Vieja |
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| image = File:CIUDAD VIEJA.jpg |
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| image_size = 275px |
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| caption = Ruins of Ciudad Vieja |
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| map_type = El Salvador |
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| map_caption = Location in El Salvador |
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| map_size = 275px |
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| coordinates = {{coord|13|53|N|89|02|W|display=inline,title}} |
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| location = [[El Salvador]] |
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| type = Settlement |
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| builder = Spanish ''[[conquistador]]s'' |
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| built = 1525 |
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| abandoned = 1528 |
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| epochs = [[Spanish conquest of El Salvador]] |
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| condition = Ruined |
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| designation1 = WHS |
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| designation1_offname = Ciudad Vieja / La Bermuda |
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| designation1_type = Cultural |
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| designation1_date = 21 September 1992 |
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| designation1_number = [https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/209/ 209] |
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⚫ | '''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]].<ref name="research">{{cite web|url=http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/page/dQOMJa|title=Archaeological Research at Ciudad Vieja, El Salvador|first=William R.|last=Fowler|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081026034630/http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/page/dQOMJa|archive-date=26 October 2008|access-date=22 April 2009|website=[[Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt.edu]]}}</ref> The site served as the first location of [[San Salvador]], now the [[Central America]]n nation's capital.<ref name="unesco">{{cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/209/|title=Ciudad Vieja / La Bermuda – UNESCO World Heritage Center|access-date=22 April 2009}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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[[Category:Archaeological sites in El Salvador]] |
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[[Category:Cuscatlán Department]] |
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[[Category:Former national capitals]] |
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[[Category:World Heritage Sites in El Salvador]] |
Latest revision as of 03:06, 13 January 2022
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Location | El Salvador |
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Region | Cuscatlán Department |
Coordinates | 13°53′N 89°02′W / 13.883°N 89.033°W |
Type | Settlement |
History | |
Builder | Spanish conquistadors |
Founded | 1525 |
Abandoned | 1528 |
Periods | Spanish conquest of El Salvador |
Site notes | |
Condition | Ruined |
Official name | Ciudad Vieja / La Bermuda |
Type | Cultural |
Designated | 21 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
[edit]This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on 21 September 1992 in the cultural category.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Fowler, William R. "Archaeological Research at Ciudad Vieja, El Salvador". Vanderbilt.edu. Archived from the original on 26 October 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Ciudad Vieja / La Bermuda – UNESCO World Heritage Center". Retrieved 22 April 2009.