Dominican Republic
City of Azúa de Compostela
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- Full Name
- City of Azúa de Compostela (ID: 1709)
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Status
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On tentative list 2001
Site history
History of City of Azúa de Compostela
- 2001: Added to Tentative List
- Added to tentative list
- Criteria
Links
- UNESCO
- whc.unesco.org
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UNESCO.org
- whc.unesco.org — whc.unesco.org
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Clearly lacking the understanding of outstanding universal value, this is one of those sites that should be dismissed right away. I'm not an expert, I may just be missing the location and real value because until it is reviewed by an expert and inscribed there is little info available.
I tried to get such understanding from the museum but it was closed both times I drove through and the state of the locked lobby makes me think funding was cut and this had to closed a while ago. So I walked southwest a couple of blocks to find a pizzeria oops I mean ruined church and that's what you see on the picture. (I did get a pizza too not to waste all the time in this town)
It's locked off, trashed, overgrown, nothing is happening here. I don't think tourists really know this place exists anyway. I only know it from the website here. There ARE some ruins 7km south of town that are recommended by the tourist bureau but i guess that's something totally different. UPDATE: apparently the ruins to the south are the real attraction but an internet search revealed them to be in a horrible state. Not worth seeking out. If the church is also going to be part of an inscription attempt remains to be seen.
Obviously not worth visiting but I had to drive through anyway. The description also talks about what "should" be done to protect it, maybe a mistranslation …
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