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Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site
['Unesco World Heritage Centre']
UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Brief SynthesisJoya de Cerén is an archaeological site located at the Canton Joya de Cerén, in the Department of La Libertad in El Salvador.
Joya de Cerén archaeological site also constitutes a cultural symbol in El Salvador, where the past is linked to the present and plays an important role in human development of the region.
Criterion (iii): Joya de Cerén archaeological site is a unique testimony of the daily lives of ordinary people.
IntegrityJoya de Cerén archaeological site preserves several elements that were part of the ancient settlement and are vivid examples of the daily lives of the inhabitants during this time.
In addition, a protection area is to be established between the nucleus of the site and the contemporary Joya de Cerén settlement in the south of the site.