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The Seville Heritage Park was once a
Taíno The Taíno were a historic Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean, indigenous people of the Caribbean whose culture has been continued today by Taíno descendant communities and Taíno revivalist communities. At the time of European contact in the ...
village, 16th-century Spanish colonial settlement and a 17th-century British plantation, located in what is now Saint Ann Parish,
Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...
.Seville Heritage Park - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Retrieved on 2009-07-20.


Site description

The Heritage Park consists of of land on the northern coast of Jamaica. Prominent features of the park include: # Governor's Castle # Spanish Sugar Mill # Artesian Workshop # Spanish Settlement # Spanish Church # British Great House


World Heritage Status

This site was added to the
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World Heritage A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...
Tentative List on March 2, 2009, in the Cultural category.


References

{{reflist Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean Jamaican culture Saint Ann Parish Tourist attractions in Saint Ann Parish Taíno