Ecuador

Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (4)

Cultural

• City of Quito (1978)
• Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca (1999)

Natural

• Galápagos Islands (1978)
• Sangay National Park (1983)

Properties submitted on the Tentative List (7)

• Ciudad de Zaruma (1998)
• Sitio arqueológico de Ingapirca (1998)
• Parque Nacional Machalilla (1998)
• Bosque petrificado de Puyango (1998)
• Complejo de fortificaciones precolombinas de Pambamarca (1998)
• Lacs du Cajas et Ruines de Paredones (2003)
• Sistema Vial Andino/ Qhapaq Ñan (2011)

Activities

• Eastern Tropical Pacific Seascape Project
• Main Andean Road - Qhapaq Ñan
• Enhancing our Heritage- Monitoring and managing for success in World Natural Heritage sites
• Rapid Response Facility
• World Heritage Youth Forum (2011) 3rd Ibero-American

News

• Report of impact of tsunami on Galápagos wildlife Thursday, July 7, 2011
• Tsunami Spares Galapagos Wildlife, but Destroys Marine Laboratory Wednesday, March 16, 2011
• Avian Malaria found in Galápagos Penguins Friday, July 4, 2008
• Ecuador’s “Galápagos Invasive Species” Fund gets injection of US 2.19 million dollars Wednesday, March 19, 2008
• Twenty-two new sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, and one deleted during Committee meeting in Christchurch Friday, June 29, 2007

Events

• Extreme Poverty and World Heritage May 22, 2013 - Oct 24, 2012
• Conference on extreme poverty and World Heritage Oct 1, 2012
• Photographic exhibition on World Heritage sites May 9, 2012 - May 14, 2012
• Qhapaq Ñan Harmonisation Meeting Apr 26, 2012 - Apr 28, 2012
• International Meeting of the Technical Secretariat for Qhapaq Ñan (Andean Road System Transboundary nomination) Feb 16, 2011 - Feb 18, 2011

Official Relations (UNESCO/ERI) Source: UNESCO/ERI

• H. E. Mr Lautaro Pozo Malo
  Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Delegate
  Permanent Delegation of Ecuador to UNESCO
  
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  Web Site: http://www.mec.gob.ec