Lima, May 31 (ANDINA).- The sacred city of Caral, located at 207 km (128 miles) to the north of Lima, has the natural and cultural conditions to join the UNESCO World Heritage List, archaeologist Ruth Shady Solis said Sunday.
Shady is a researcher of the Caral civilization, based in Supe valley, province of Barranca in Lima region.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said that they will assess request applications in this list of new sites around the world, including Caral.
Shady pointed out that Caral is considered the oldest civilization of Peru and America and is more than 5,000 years old.
"We are confident that the Committee will recognize the universal values of Caral in order to declare this city a World Cultural Heritage site," she told Andina.
The World Heritage Committee will consider requests for the inscription of new sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List when it meets for its 33rd session in Seville, Spain, from 22 to 30 June.
Thirty new properties in total were submitted for inscription on the World Heritage List this year: 4 natural, 23 cultural and 3 mixed (i.e. both natural and cultural) properties, including 4 transnational nominations. In addition, 7 extensions to properties already listed have been proposed.
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