yosemite was made a world heritage site in 1849.
when was yosemite made a world heritage site?
1849
in 1984, unesco added the canadian rocky mountain parks world heritage site, to the world heritage list. this world heritage site included the four contiguous national parks: kootenay, banff, jasper and yoho. at the time, the site was deemed to meet the natural criteria for examples of geological processes, record of life, and for exceptional natural beauty. in 1990, the mount assiniboine, mount robson and hamber provincial parks were added to the world heritage site, bringing its total area up to . under their statement of significance, unesco states "with rugged mountain peaks, icefields and glaciers, alpine meadows, lakes, waterfalls, extensive karst cave systems and deeply incised canyons, the canadian rocky mountain parks possess exceptional natural beauty, attracting millions of visitors annually."
kootenay national park
bullet::::- historic district of old quebec, quebec, a unesco world heritage site





















































bullet::::- old town lunenburg, nova scotia, a unesco world heritage site





















































bullet::::- old montreal, quebec





















































bullet::::- old town, toronto, ontario





















































section::::north america.:cuba.





















































bullet::::- old havana





















































section::::north america.:dominican republic.





















































bullet::::- ciudad colonial in santo domingo, oldest european city in america, unesco world heritage site





















































section::::north america.:mexico.





















































bullet::::- historic center of mexico city , mexico city, a unesco world heritage site





















































bullet::::- guanajuato city , guanajuato, a unesco world heritage site





















































bullet::::- morelia, michoacan, a unesco world heritage site





















































bullet::::- oaxaca city, oaxaca, a unesco world heritage site
old town