List of World Heritage Sites in Mexico

Mexico has the largest number of UNESCO designated World Heritage Sites of any country in the Americas and the fifth most in the world. As of April 2010 there were 25 cultural sites and 4 natural sites on the list, a total of 29:

Cultural

1. Agave landscape and ancient industrial facilities of Tequila, Jalisco – inscribed 2006
2. Ancient Maya city of Calakmul, Campeche – inscribed 2002
3. Archaeological monuments zone of Xochicalco – inscribed 1999
4. Archeological zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua – inscribed 1998
5. Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City – inscribed 2007
6. Earliest 16th century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl – inscribed 1994
7. Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro – inscribed 2003
8. Historic centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco – inscribed 1987
9. Historic centre of Morelia, Michoacán – inscribed 1991
10. Historic centre of Oaxaca, Oaxaca, and archaeological site of Monte Albán – inscribed 1987
11. Historic centre of Puebla, Puebla – inscribed 1987
12. Historic centre of Zacatecas, Zacatecas – inscribed 1993
13. Historic fortified town of Campeche, Campeche – inscribed 1999
14. Historic monuments zone of Santiago de Querétaro – inscribed 1996
15. Historic monuments zone of Tlacotalpan – inscribed 1998
16. Historic town of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, and adjacent mines – inscribed 1988
17. Instituto Cultural Cabañas, Guadalajara, Jalisco – inscribed 1997
18. Luis Barragán House and Studio, Mexico City – inscribed 2004
19. Pre-Hispanic city of El Tajín, Veracruz – inscribed 1992
20. Pre-Hispanic city and National Park of Palenque, Chiapas – inscribed 1987
21. Pre-Hispanic city of Chichén Itzá, Yucatán – inscribed 1988
22. Pre-Hispanic city of Teotihuacan, Estado de México – inscribed 1987
23. Pre-Hispanic city of Uxmal, Yucatán – inscribed 1996
24. Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco – inscribed 2008
25. Rock Paintings of Sierra de San Francisco – inscribed 1993

Natural

1. Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California – inscribed 2005
2. Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve – inscribed 2008
3. Sian Ka'an biosphere reserve, Quintana Roo – inscribed 1987
4. Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaíno – inscribed 1993

In addition there are sites on the "tentative list" including:

• Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque – submitted 20 November 2001
• Árbol del Tule – submitted 20 November 2001
• Historic town of Álamos, Sonora – submitted 20 November 2001
• Chapultepec Woods, Hill and Castle – submitted 20 November 2001
• El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro – submitted 20 November 2001
• Church of Santa Prisca and its surroundings in Taxco, Guerrero – submitted 20 November 2001
• Pre-Hispanic city of Cantona – submitted 20 November 2001
• Churches in the Zoque Province of Chiapas – submitted 20 November 2001
• La Quemada – submitted 20 November 2001
• Historic town of San Sebastián del Oeste, Jalisco – submitted 20 November 2001
• Pre-Historic caves of Yagul and Mitla in Oaxaca's central valleys – submitted 20 November 2001
• Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe and Felix Candela's Industrial Buildings in Mexico City – submitted 20 November 2001
• House and study of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo by Juan O'Gorman in Mexico City – submitted 20 November 2001
• Biosphere reserve of Cuatro Ciénegas – submitted 6 December 2004
• Cosalá, Sinaloa – submitted 6 December 2004
• Huichol Route to Huiricuta – submitted 6 December 2004
• La Constancia Mexicana – submitted 6 December 2004
• Biosphere reserve of Banco Chinchorro – submitted 6 December 2004
• El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar – submitted 6 December 2004
• Tecoaque – submitted 6 December 2004
• Cuetzalan – submitted 27 September 2006
• Fundidora Park Monterrey, Nuevo León – submitted 15 October 2008
• Izamal Yucatán – submitted 15 October 2008
• Revillagigedo Islands – submitted 15 October 2008
• Las Pozas Xilitla, San Luis Potosí – submitted 30 November 2009

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  Agave field near Tequila, 28 February 2005
• Calakmul, April 2009
  Calakmul, April 2009
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  Ballcourt at Xochicalco, 29 October 2005
• El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
  El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
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  Teotihuacán
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  El Tajín Ruins in Veracruz
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  Palenque ruins in Chiapas
• Chichen Itza "el Castillo" pyramid
  Chichen Itza "el Castillo" pyramid
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  Puebla historical center
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  Hospicio Cabañas in Guadalajara
• Rock Paintings of Sierra de San Francisco
  Rock Paintings of Sierra de San Francisco
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  Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda

See also

• List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas