Ruins of León Viejo
Puerto Momotombo, Municipality of La Paz Centro, Department of León
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Identifier |
613 |
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states |
ni |
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category |
cultural |
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criteria |
(iii)(iv) |
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Title |
ruins of león viejo |
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latitude |
12.4004697800 |
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longitude |
-86.6163330078 |
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location |
puerto momotombo, municipality of la paz centro, department of león |
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Region |
latin america and the caribbean |
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year |
2000 |
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unique number |
728 |
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description |
león viejo is one of the oldest spanish colonial settlements in the americas. it did not develop and so its ruins are outstanding testimony to the social and economic structures of the spanish empire in the 16th century. moreover, the site has immense archaeological potential. |
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justification |
criterion iii the ruined town of león viejo provides exceptional testimony to the material culture of one of the earliest spanish colonial settlements. criterion iv the form and nature of early spanish settlement in the new world, adapting european architectural and planning concepts to the material potential of another region, are uniquely preserved in the archaeological site of león viejo. |
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