Ciudad Vieja, El Salvador facts for kids
Ruins of Ciudad Vieja
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 Location in El Salvador
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| Location | El Salvador |
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| Region | Cuscatlán Department |
| Coordinates | 13°53′N 89°02′W / 13.883°N 89.033°W |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Builder | Spanish conquistadors |
| Founded | 1525 |
| Abandoned | 1528 |
| Periods | Spanish conquest of El Salvador |
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| Condition | Ruined |
| Official name | Ciudad Vieja / La Bermuda |
| Type | Cultural |
| Designated | 21 September 1992 |
| Reference no. | 209 |
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.
See also
In Spanish: Ciudad Vieja (El Salvador) para niños
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