Ciudad Vieja, El Salvador
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. The site served as the first location of San Salvador, now the Central American nation's capital.
Status as a World Heritage Site
This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on 21 September 1992 in the cultural category.
References
- ^ Fowler, William R. "Archaeological Research at Ciudad Vieja, El Salvador". Vanderbilt.edu. Archived from the original on 26 October 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
- ^ "Ciudad Vieja / La Bermuda – UNESCO World Heritage Center". Retrieved 22 April 2009.