UNESCO World Heritage sites in Mexico
UNESCO World Heritage Sites are places of significant cultural and natural heritage.
As of 2018, there are 35 World Heritage Sites in Mexico, including 27 cultural sites, 6 natural sites, and 2 mixed sites. The country ranks 1st in the Americas and 7th worldwide by the number of UNESCO Heritage sites.
Sites considered for nomination for UNESCO World Heritage
- Chapultepec forest, hill, and castle
- Historic Villa of Alamos
- Temple of Santa Prisca de Taxco and its surroundings
- Pre-Hispanic city of Cantona
- Great pre-Hispanic city of Chicomostoc-La Quemada
- Historic town of San Sebastián del Oeste
- Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Studio House Museum
- Valley of the Cirios
- Cuatrociénegas Flora and Fauna Protection Area
- Historic Villa of the Real de Minas de las Oncemil Vírgenes de Cosalá
- Huichol Route through the sacred sites to Huiricuta
- Lacan-Tún Region – Usumacinta
- Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve
- Tecoaque, an archaeological site, located in Tlaxcala
- Cuetzalan and its historical, cultural, and natural environment
- Historic city of Izamal
- Los Petenes-Ría Celestún
- The Pools of Xilitla
- The Arc of Time of the La Venta River
- The cenotes ring of the Chicxulub Crater
- Las Labradas, Archaeological Site of Sinaloa
Intangible Cultural Heritage of Mexico
- Indigenous festivals dedicated to the dead
- Ritual ceremony of the Voladores
- Peña de Bernal, a 433-metre monolith in Querétaro.
- Parachicos in the traditional January party of Chiapa de Corzo
- La pirekua, traditional song of the P’urhépechas
- Traditional Mexican cuisine and community culture
- The Mariachi, string music, singing and trumpet
- The charrería, an equestrian tradition in Mexico
- The pilgrimage of Zapopan
35 World Heritage Sites in Mexico
- Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco (1987)
- Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Monte Albán (1987)
- Historic Centre of Puebla (1987)
- Palenque, Archaeological Site and National Park (1987)
- Teotihuacan, Archaeological Site (1987)
- Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve (1987)
- Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines (1988)
- Chichen Itza, Ancient Maya City (1988)
- Historic Centre of Morelia (1991)
- El Tajín, Ancient City (1992)
- Historic Centre of Zacatecas (1993)
- Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco (1993)
- Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaíno (1993)
- 16th Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatépetl (1994)
- Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro (1996)
- Uxmal, Ancient Maya City (1996)
- Hospicio Cabañas (1997)
- Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes (1997)
- Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan (1998)
- Xochicalco Archaeological Site (1999)
- Historic Fortified Town of Campeche (1999)
- Calakmul, Ancient Maya City and Tropical Forests (2002)
- Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda (2003)
- Luis Barragán House and Studio (2003)
- Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California (2005)
- Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila (2006)
- Central University City Campus of the UNAM (2007)
- Sanctuary of Nazareno de Atotonilco (2008)
- Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (2008)
- Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (2010)
- Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca (2010)
- El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve (2013)
- Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System (2015)
- Archipelago de Revillagigedo (2016)
- Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley: Originating Habitat of Mesoamerica (2018)
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