Mexico was the Latin American country with the largest number of archaeological sites as of October 2022, with 141 in total. These sites are home to archaeological or historical vestiges within a natural area.
Number of archaeological sites in Latin America as of October 2022, by country
Characteristic
Number of archaeological sites
Mexico
141
Peru
28
Guatemala
14
Belize
11
Argentina
10
Ecuador
9
Bolivia
9
Colombia
7
Chile
6
El Salvador
5
Dominican Republic
4
Nicaragua
4
Costa Rica
2
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Fundación ILAM. (October 6, 2022). Number of archaeological sites in Latin America as of October 2022, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1063131/latin-america-caribbean-archaeological-sites-by-country/
Fundación ILAM. "Number of archaeological sites in Latin America as of October 2022, by country." Chart. October 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1063131/latin-america-caribbean-archaeological-sites-by-country/
Fundación ILAM. (2022). Number of archaeological sites in Latin America as of October 2022, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1063131/latin-america-caribbean-archaeological-sites-by-country/
Fundación ILAM. "Number of Archaeological Sites in Latin America as of October 2022, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1063131/latin-america-caribbean-archaeological-sites-by-country/
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Number of archaeological sites in Latin America as of October 2022, by country [Graph], Fundación ILAM, October 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1063131/latin-america-caribbean-archaeological-sites-by-country/
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