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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972.[1] Mexico accepted the convention on 23 February 1984, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2017, there are thirty-four World Heritage Sites in Mexico, including twenty-seven cultural sites, six natural sites and one mixed site.[2]

Mexico's first six sites, Sian Ka'an, Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque, Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco, Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan, Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán, and Historic Centre of Puebla, were inscribed on the list at the 11th Session of the World Heritage Committee, held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France. [3]

In addition to its inscribed sites, Mexico also maintains twenty-two properties on its tentative list, considered for future nomination.[4]

World Heritage Sites

The table is sortable by column by clicking on the at the top of the appropriate column; alphanumerically for the Site, Area, and Year columns; by state party for the Location column; and by criteria type for the Criteria column. Transborder sites sort at the bottom.

Site; named after the World Heritage Committee's official designation[5]
Location; at city, regional, or provincial level and geocoordinates
Criteria; as defined by the World Heritage Committee[6]
Area; in hectares and acres. If available, the size of the buffer zone has been noted as well. A lack of value implies that no data has been published by UNESCO
Year; during which the site was inscribed to the World Heritage List
Description; brief information about the site, including reasons for qualifying as an endangered site, if applicable
Site Image Location Criteria Area
ha (acre)
 Year Description
Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila MexJalisco
20°51′47″N 103°46′43″W / 20.86306°N 103.77861°W / 20.86306; -103.77861 		Cultural:MexAga
(ii)(iv)(v)(vi) 		35,018.852 (86,533.47) 2006 [7]
Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche MexCampeche
18°3′11″N 89°44′14″W / 18.05306°N 89.73722°W / 18.05306; -89.73722 		Mixed:MexAnc
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(ix)(x) 		331,397 (818,900) 2014 [8]
Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System MexState of Mexico and Hidalgo
19°50′7″N 98°39′45″W / 19.83528°N 98.66250°W / 19.83528; -98.66250 		Cultural:MexAqu
(i)(ii)(iv) 		6,540 (16,200) 2015 [9]
Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco MexMorelos
18°48′37″N 99°16′30″W / 18.81028°N 99.27500°W / 18.81028; -99.27500 		Cultural:MexArchaMon
(iii)(iv) 		707.65 (1,748.6) 1999 [10]
Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes MexChihuahua
30°22′33″N 107°57′20″W / 30.37583°N 107.95556°W / 30.37583; -107.95556 		Cultural:MexArchaZon
(iii)(iv) 		146.72 (362.6) 1998 [11]
Archipiélago de Revillagigedo MexColima
18°47′17″N 110°58′31″W / 18.78806°N 110.97528°W / 18.78806; -110.97528 		Natural:MexArchi
(vii)(ix)(x) 		636,685.375 (1,573,283.82) 2016 [12]
Camino Real de Tierra Adentro MexVarious states
22°36′29″N 102°22′45″W / 22.60806°N 102.37917°W / 22.60806; -102.37917 		Cultural:MexCam
(ii)(iv) 		3,101.91 (7,665.0) 2010 [13]
Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) MexMexico City
19°19′56″N 99°11′17″W / 19.33222°N 99.18806°W / 19.33222; -99.18806 		Cultural:MexCen
(i)(ii)(iv) 		176.5 (436) 2007 [14]
Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl MexMorelos and Puebla
18°56′5″N 98°53′52″W / 18.93472°N 98.89778°W / 18.93472; -98.89778 		Cultural:MexEar
(ii)(iv) 		— 1994 [15]
El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve MexSonora
32°0′0″N 113°55′0″W / 32.00000°N 113.91667°W / 32.00000; -113.91667 		Natural:MexElP
(vii)(viii)(x) 		714,566 (1,765,730) 2013 [16]
El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City MexPapantla, Veracruz
19°19′56″N 99°11′17″W / 19.33222°N 99.18806°W / 19.33222; -99.18806 		Cultural:MexCen
(i)(ii)(iv) 		176.5 (436) 1992 [17]
Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro MexQuerétaro de Arteaga
21°12′16″N 99°27′51″W / 21.20444°N 99.46417°W / 21.20444; -99.46417 		Cultural:MexFra
(ii)(iii) 		103.7 (256) 2003 [18]
Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco MexMexico City
19°25′6″N 99°7′58″W / 19.41833°N 99.13278°W / 19.41833; -99.13278 		Cultural:MexHisCenMex
(ii)(iii)(iv)(v) 		— 1987 [19]
Historic Centre of Morelia MexMichoacán
19°42′16″N 101°11′30″W / 19.70444°N 101.19167°W / 19.70444; -101.19167 		Cultural:MexHisCenMor
(ii)(iv)(vi) 		390 (960) 1991 [20]
Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán MexOaxaca
17°3′43″N 96°43′18″W / 17.06194°N 96.72167°W / 17.06194; -96.72167 		Cultural:MexHisCenOax
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv) 		375 (930) 1987 [21]
Historic Centre of Puebla MexPuebla
19°2′50″N 98°12′13″W / 19.04722°N 98.20361°W / 19.04722; -98.20361 		Cultural:MexHisCenPue
(ii)(iv) 		690 (1,700) 1987 [22]
Historic Centre of Zacatecas MexZacatecas
22°46′0″N 102°33′20″W / 22.76667°N 102.55556°W / 22.76667; -102.55556 		Cultural:MexHisCenZac
(ii)(iv) 		207.72 (513.3) 1993 [23]
Historic Fortified Town of Campeche MexCampeche
19°50′47″N 90°32′14″W / 19.84639°N 90.53722°W / 19.84639; -90.53722 		Cultural:MexHisFor
(ii)(iv) 		181 (450) 1999 [24]
Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro MexQuerétaro
20°35′0″N 100°22′0″W / 20.58333°N 100.36667°W / 20.58333; -100.36667 		Cultural:MexHisMonQue
(ii)(iv) 		— 1996 [25]
Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan MexVeracruz
18°36′30″N 95°39′30″W / 18.60833°N 95.65833°W / 18.60833; -95.65833 		Cultural:MexHisMonTla
(ii)(iv) 		75 (190) 1998 [26]
Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines MexGuanajuato
21°1′1″N 101°15′20″W / 21.01694°N 101.25556°W / 21.01694; -101.25556 		Cultural:MexHisTowGua
(ii)(iv) 		2,167.5 (5,356) 1988 [27]
Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara MexJalisco
20°40′26″N 103°20′23″W / 20.67389°N 103.33972°W / 20.67389; -103.33972 		Cultural:MexHos
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv) 		— 1997 [28]
Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California MexBaja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, Sinaloa and Nayarit
27°37′36″N 112°32′45″W / 27.62667°N 112.54583°W / 27.62667; -112.54583 		Natural:MexIsl
(vii)(ix)(x) 		688,558 (1,701,460) 2005 [29]
Luis Barragán House and Studio MexMexico City
19°25′6″N 99°11′54″W / 19.41833°N 99.19833°W / 19.41833; -99.19833 		Cultural:MexLuiBar
(i)(ii) 		0.1161 (0.287) 2004 [30]
Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve MexMichoacán and State of Mexico
19°36′23″N 100°14′30″W / 19.60639°N 100.24167°W / 19.60639; -100.24167 		Natural:MexMon
(vii) 		13,551.552 (33,486.61) 2008 [31]
Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque MexChiapas
17°29′0″N 92°3′0″W / 17.48333°N 92.05000°W / 17.48333; -92.05000 		Cultural:MexPrehispCitAnd
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv) 		1,772 (4,380) 1987 [32]
Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza MexYucatán
20°40′0″N 88°36′0″W / 20.66667°N 88.60000°W / 20.66667; -88.60000 		Cultural:MexPrehispCitOfChi
(i)(ii)(iii) 		— 1988 [33]
Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan MexState of Mexico
19°41′30″N 98°50′30″W / 19.69167°N 98.84167°W / 19.69167; -98.84167 		Cultural:MexPrehispCitOfTeo
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv) 		3,381.71 (8,356.4) 1987 [34]
Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal MexYucatán
20°21′42″N 89°46′13″W / 20.36167°N 89.77028°W / 20.36167; -89.77028 		Cultural:MexPrehispTow
(i)(ii)(iii) 		— 1996 [35]
Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca MexOaxaca
16°57′3″N 96°25′16″W / 16.95083°N 96.42111°W / 16.95083; -96.42111 		Cultural:MexPrehistCav
(iii) 		1,515.17 (3,744.1) 2010 [36]
Protective town of San Miguel de Allenda and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco MexGuanajuato
20°54′52″N 100°44′47″W / 20.91444°N 100.74639°W / 20.91444; -100.74639 		Cultural:MexProTow
(ii)(iv) 		46.95 (116.0) 2008 [37]
Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco MexBaja California Sur
27°39′20″N 112°54′58″W / 27.65556°N 112.91611°W / 27.65556; -112.91611 		Cultural:MexRocPai
(i)(iii) 		182,600 (451,000) 1993 [38]
Sian Ka'an MexQuintana Roo
19°23′0″N 87°47′30″W / 19.38333°N 87.79167°W / 19.38333; -87.79167 		Natural:MexSia
(vii)(x) 		528,000 (1,300,000) 1987 [39]
Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino MexBaja California Sur
27°47′32″N 114°13′40″W / 27.79222°N 114.22778°W / 27.79222; -114.22778 		Natural:MexWha
(x) 		369,631 (913,380) 1993 [40]

Tentative list

In addition to sites inscribed on the World Heritage list, member states can maintain a list of tentative sites that they may consider for nomination. Nominations for the World Heritage list are only accepted if the site was previously listed on the tentative list.[41] As of 2017, Mexico maintains twenty-two properties on its tentative list:[4]

Location of sites

Numbered sites: 1. Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México; 2. Ciudad Universitaria; 3. Xochicalco; 4. Monasteries on the slopes of Popocatépetl; 5. Luis Barragan House and Studio; 6. Teotihuacan; 7. Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve; 8. Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque

Legend: World Cultural Heritage Site; World Natural Heritage Site; World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site (Mixed)

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Location of World Heritage Sites within Mexico.

Note: The Camino Real de Tierra Adentro inscribed property encompasses 59 cities, towns, bridges, haciendas and other monuments along some 1,400 km of the route. The point shown on the map is an approximate midpoint between historic Mexico City, the southernmost site, and the town of Valle de Allende, the most northern site. For a description and location of each site, see the UNESCO entry.

References

  1. ^ "The World Heritage Convention". UNESCO. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Mexico". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Report of the 11th Session of the Committee". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Tentative List – Mexico". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  5. ^ "World Heritage List". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  6. ^ "The Criteria for Selection". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  7. ^ "Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  11. ^ "Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Archipiélago de Revillagigedo". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  13. ^ "Camino Real de Tierra Adentro". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  14. ^ "Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  15. ^ "Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  16. ^ "El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  17. ^ "El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  18. ^ "Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  19. ^ "Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  20. ^ "Historic Centre of Morelia". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  21. ^ "Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  22. ^ "Historic Centre of Puebla". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  23. ^ "Historic Centre of Zacatecas". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  24. ^ "Historic Fortified Town of Campeche". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  25. ^ "Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  26. ^ "Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  27. ^ "Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  28. ^ "Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  29. ^ "Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  30. ^ "Luis Barragán House and Studio". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  31. ^ "Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  32. ^ "Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  33. ^ "Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  34. ^ "Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  35. ^ "Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  36. ^ "Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  37. ^ "Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  38. ^ "Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  39. ^ "Sian Ka'an". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  40. ^ "Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  41. ^ "Tentative Lists". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
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