Route of the Dominican Evangelisation of Guatemala

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The Route of the Dominican Evangelisation in Guatemala is located in the highland of central Guatemala. Roughly 27 Dominican churches and other religious structures exist along the route, which extends through the Guatemalan highlands. [1] The indigenous Maya and other ethnic groups were the targets of the evangelisation.

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World Heritage Status

This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on September 9, 2002 in the Cultural category, [1] as Route of the to Dominique Evangelisation[ sic ]. [1]

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  1. 1 2 3 Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Route of the to Dominique Evangelisation - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". whc.unesco.org.