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# Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site
San Juan Opico · El Salvador

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 1993.

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Reference location

Reference localitySan Juan Opico

Country / geographic scopeEl Salvador

Place typeMonuments

Point coordinates13.82750, -89.36917

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site

Cultural · Inscription: 1993

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/675/)

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## Sources and accuracy
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