Isla de Flores

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Isla de Flores Cultural Landscape and its fluvio-marine context is part of the Tentative list of Uruguay in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List. It is a proposed extension of WHS.

Isla de Flores was were millions of migrants arrived in the 19th century. They were isolated on the island to comply with health regulations. The remaining buildings show the various steps (quarantine, hospital and cremation) that were taken according to the health level of each immigrant.

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The coordinates shown for all tentative sites were produced as a community effort. They are not official and may change on inscription.

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Full Name
Isla de Flores Cultural Landscape and its fluvio-marine context
Country
Uruguay
Added
2015
Nominated for
2025
Extension of
WHS
Type
Cultural
Categories
Human activity - Transport and Trade
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2015 Added to Tentative List

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