<P> The first sites within Peru were inscribed on the list at the 7th Session of the World Heritage Committee , held in Florence , Italy in 1983 : `` City of Cuzco '' and the `` Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu '' . As of 2010 , Peru has 11 sites on the World Heritage List . Seven are listed as cultural sites , two as natural , and two as mixed , meeting both cultural and natural selection criteria , as determined by the organization 's selection criteria . Only six of Peru 's twenty - five regions are represented , with Ancash , Cuzco , and Lima regions each containing multiple sites . </P>
<P> The first sites within Peru were inscribed on the list at the 7th Session of the World Heritage Committee , held in Florence , Italy in 1983 : `` City of Cuzco '' and the `` Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu '' . As of 2010 , Peru has 11 sites on the World Heritage List . Seven are listed as cultural sites , two as natural , and two as mixed , meeting both cultural and natural selection criteria , as determined by the organization 's selection criteria . Only six of Peru 's twenty - five regions are represented , with Ancash , Cuzco , and Lima regions each containing multiple sites . </P>
when was machu picchu listed as a world heritage site
when was machu picchu listed as a world heritage site
1983
1983