List of World Heritage Sites in South America

This is a list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in South America.

Legend

 * Site; as per officially inscribed name
 * Location; at city, regional, or provincial level and geocoordinates
 * Criteria; as defined by the World Heritage Committee
 * Area; in hectares and acres. If available, the size of the buffer zone has been noted as well. A value of zero implies that no data has been published by UNESCO
 * Year; during which the site was inscribed to the World Heritage List
 * Description; brief information about the site, including reasons for qualifying as an endangered site, if applicable

World Heritage Sites
{{Legend|#FFE6BD|† In danger|outline=silver}} {{Legend|#D0E7FF|* Trans-border site|outline=silver}}