UNESCO World Heritage for Panama

UNESCO World Heritage Sites represent some of the best natural, cultural and historic attractions in world travel. Below are details of the 5 cultural, natural and mixed sites inscribed for Panama to date (a red World Heritage symbol denotes a site currently regarded as endangered). For more details of these properties, click on the links to the UNESCO website and the photographic galleries of these sites from OurPlace (where available) or see our highlights of Panama for descriptions.


1980 - Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo
1981 - Darien National Park
1983 - Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park
1997 - Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá
2005 - Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection