List of World Heritage sites in Mexico

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 2018, there are thirty-five World Heritage sites in Mexico, including twenty-seven cultural sites, six natural sites and two mixed sites.[2] Placing the country first in the Americas and seventh worldwide by number of Heritage sites.

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 in 1987.[3]

In addition to its inscribed sites, Mexico also maintains twenty-one 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
Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco Mexico City
19°25′6″N 99°7′58″W / 19.41833°N 99.13278°W / 19.41833; -99.13278		 Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)		 — 1987 [7]
Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological site of Monte Albán Oaxaca
17°3′43″N 96°43′18″W / 17.06194°N 96.72167°W / 17.06194; -96.72167		 Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)		 375 (930) 1987 [8]
Historic Centre of Puebla Puebla
19°2′50″N 98°12′13″W / 19.04722°N 98.20361°W / 19.04722; -98.20361		 Cultural:
(ii)(iv)		 690 (1,700) 1987 [9]
Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque Chiapas
17°29′0″N 92°3′0″W / 17.48333°N 92.05000°W / 17.48333; -92.05000		 Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)		 1,772 (4,380) 1987 [10]
Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacán State of Mexico
19°41′30″N 98°50′30″W / 19.69167°N 98.84167°W / 19.69167; -98.84167		 Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)		 3,381.71 (8,356.4) 1987 [11]
Sian Ka'an Quintana Roo
19°23′0″N 87°47′30″W / 19.38333°N 87.79167°W / 19.38333; -87.79167		 Natural:
(vii)(x)		 528,000 (1,300,000) 1987 [12]
Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines Guanajuato
21°1′1″N 101°15′20″W / 21.01694°N 101.25556°W / 21.01694; -101.25556		 Cultural:
(ii)(iv)		 2,167.5 (5,356) 1988 [13]
Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza Yucatán
20°40′0″N 88°36′0″W / 20.66667°N 88.60000°W / 20.66667; -88.60000		 Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iii)		 — 1988 [14]
Historic Centre of Morelia Michoacán
19°42′16″N 101°11′30″W / 19.70444°N 101.19167°W / 19.70444; -101.19167		 Cultural:
(ii)(iv)(vi)		 390 (960) 1991 [15]
El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City Papantla, Veracruz
19°19′56″N 99°11′17″W / 19.33222°N 99.18806°W / 19.33222; -99.18806		 Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iv)		 176.5 (436) 1992 [16]
Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco Baja California Sur
27°39′20″N 112°54′58″W / 27.65556°N 112.91611°W / 27.65556; -112.91611		 Cultural:
(i)(iii)		 182,600 (451,000) 1993 [17]
Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino Baja California Sur
27°47′32″N 114°13′40″W / 27.79222°N 114.22778°W / 27.79222; -114.22778		 Natural:
(x)		 369,631 (913,380) 1993 [18]
Historic Centre of Zacatecas Zacatecas
22°46′0″N 102°33′20″W / 22.76667°N 102.55556°W / 22.76667; -102.55556		 Cultural:
(ii)(iv)		 207.72 (513.3) 1993 [19]
Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl Morelos and Puebla
18°56′5″N 98°53′52″W / 18.93472°N 98.89778°W / 18.93472; -98.89778		 Cultural:
(ii)(iv)		 — 1994 [20]
Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro Querétaro
20°35′0″N 100°22′0″W / 20.58333°N 100.36667°W / 20.58333; -100.36667		 Cultural:
(ii)(iv)		 — 1996 [21]
Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal Yucatán
20°21′42″N 89°46′13″W / 20.36167°N 89.77028°W / 20.36167; -89.77028		 Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iii)		 — 1996 [22]
Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara Jalisco
20°40′26″N 103°20′23″W / 20.67389°N 103.33972°W / 20.67389; -103.33972		 Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)		 — 1997 [23]
Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan Veracruz
18°36′30″N 95°39′30″W / 18.60833°N 95.65833°W / 18.60833; -95.65833		 Cultural:
(ii)(iv)		 75 (190) 1998 [24]
Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes Chihuahua
30°22′33″N 107°57′20″W / 30.37583°N 107.95556°W / 30.37583; -107.95556		 Cultural:
(iii)(iv)		 146.72 (362.6) 1998 [25]
Historic Fortified Town of Campeche Campeche
19°50′47″N 90°32′14″W / 19.84639°N 90.53722°W / 19.84639; -90.53722		 Cultural:
(ii)(iv)		 181 (450) 1999 [26]
Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco Morelos
18°48′37″N 99°16′30″W / 18.81028°N 99.27500°W / 18.81028; -99.27500		 Cultural:
(iii)(iv)		 707.65 (1,748.6) 1999 [27]
Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro Querétaro de Arteaga
21°12′16″N 99°27′51″W / 21.20444°N 99.46417°W / 21.20444; -99.46417		 Cultural:
(ii)(iii)		 103.7 (256) 2003 [28]
Luis Barragán House and Studio Mexico City
19°25′6″N 99°11′54″W / 19.41833°N 99.19833°W / 19.41833; -99.19833		 Cultural:
(i)(ii)		 0.1161 (0.287) 2004 [29]
Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California Baja 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:
(vii)(ix)(x)		 688,558 (1,701,460) 2005 [30]
Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila Jalisco
20°51′47″N 103°46′43″W / 20.86306°N 103.77861°W / 20.86306; -103.77861		 Cultural:
(ii)(iv)(v)(vi)		 35,018.852 (86,533.47) 2006 [31]
Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) Mexico City
19°19′56″N 99°11′17″W / 19.33222°N 99.18806°W / 19.33222; -99.18806		 Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iv)		 176.5 (436) 2007 [32]
Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve Michoacán and State of Mexico
19°36′23″N 100°14′30″W / 19.60639°N 100.24167°W / 19.60639; -100.24167		 Natural:
(vii)		 13,551.552 (33,486.61) 2008 [33]
Protective town of San Miguel de Allende and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco Guanajuato
20°54′52″N 100°44′47″W / 20.91444°N 100.74639°W / 20.91444; -100.74639		 Cultural:
(ii)(iv)		 46.95 (116.0) 2008 [34]
Camino Real de Tierra Adentro Various states
22°36′29″N 102°22′45″W / 22.60806°N 102.37917°W / 22.60806; -102.37917		 Cultural:
(ii)(iv)		 3,101.91 (7,665.0) 2010 [35]
Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca Oaxaca
16°57′3″N 96°25′16″W / 16.95083°N 96.42111°W / 16.95083; -96.42111		 Cultural:
(iii)		 1,515.17 (3,744.1) 2010 [36]
El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve Sonora
32°0′0″N 113°55′0″W / 32.00000°N 113.91667°W / 32.00000; -113.91667		 Natural:
(vii)(viii)(x)		 714,566 (1,765,730) 2013 [37]
Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche Campeche
18°3′11″N 89°44′14″W / 18.05306°N 89.73722°W / 18.05306; -89.73722		 Mixed:
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(ix)(x)		 331,397 (818,900) 2014 [38]
Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System State of Mexico and Hidalgo
19°50′7″N 98°39′45″W / 19.83528°N 98.66250°W / 19.83528; -98.66250		 Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iv)		 6,540 (16,200) 2015 [39]
Revillagigedo Islands Colima
18°47′17″N 110°58′31″W / 18.78806°N 110.97528°W / 18.78806; -110.97528		 Natural:
(vii)(ix)(x)		 636,685.375 (1,573,283.82) 2016 [40]
Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley: originary habitat of Mesoamerica Puebla and Oaxaca
17°59′24″N 97°11′14″W / 17.99000°N 97.18722°W / 17.99000; -97.18722		 Mixed:
(iv)(x)		 145,255.2 (358,933) 2018 [41]

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.[42] As of 2017, Mexico maintains twenty-one 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)

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.

Pending transboundary nominations

The Manila-Acapulco Galleon Memorial at Plaza Mexico in Intramuros, Manila.

In 2014, the idea to nominate the Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade Route was initiated by the Mexican ambassador to UNESCO with the Filipino ambassador to UNESCO.

An Experts' Roundtable Meeting was held at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) on April 23, 2015 as part of the preparation of the Philippines for the possible transnational nomination of the Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade Route to the World Heritage List. The nomination will be made jointly with Mexico.

The following are the experts and the topics they discussed during the roundtable meeting: Dr. Celestina Boncan on the Tornaviaje; Dr. Mary Jane A. Bolunia on Shipyards in the Bicol Region; Mr. Sheldon Clyde Jago-on, Bobby Orillaneda, and Ligaya Lacsina on Underwater Archaeology; Dr. Leovino Garcia on Maps and Cartography; Fr. Rene Javellana, S.J. on Fortifications in the Philippines; Felice Sta. Maria on Food; Dr. Fernando Zialcita on Textile; and Regalado Trota Jose on Historical Dimension. The papers presented and discussed during the roundtable meeting will be synthesized into a working document to establish the route's Outstanding Universal Value.[43]

The Mexican side reiterated that they will also follow suit with the preparations for the route's nomination.

Spain has also backed the nomination of the route in the World Heritage List and has also suggested the archives related to the route under the possession of the Philippines, Mexico, and Spain to be nominated as part of another UNESCO list, the Memory of the World Register.[44]

In 2017, the Philippines established the Manila-Acapulco Galleon Museum in Metro Manila.[45]

Type (criteria) Site Location Description Image Ref
Mixed The Historic Manila‑Acapulco Galleon Trade Route Philippines and Mexico
White represents the route of the Manila Galleons in the Pacific
 [43]

References

  1. ↑ "The World Heritage Convention". UNESCO. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  2. ↑ "Mexico". UNESCO. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Report of the 11th Session of the Committee". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  4. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "Historic Centre of Puebla". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "Sian Ka'an". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  13. ↑ "Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  14. ↑ "Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  15. ↑ "Historic Centre of Morelia". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  16. ↑ "El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  17. ↑ "Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  18. ↑ "Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  19. ↑ "Historic Centre of Zacatecas". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  20. ↑ "Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  21. ↑ "Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  22. ↑ "Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  23. ↑ "Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  24. ↑ "Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  25. ↑ "Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  26. ↑ "Historic Fortified Town of Campeche". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  27. ↑ "Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  28. ↑ "Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  29. ↑ "Luis Barragán House and Studio". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  30. ↑ "Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  31. ↑ "Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  32. ↑ "Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  33. ↑ "Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  34. ↑ "Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  35. ↑ "Camino Real de Tierra Adentro". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  36. ↑ "Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  37. ↑ "El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  38. ↑ "Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  39. ↑ "Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  40. ↑ "Archipiélago de Revillagigedo". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  41. ↑ "Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley: originary habitat of Mesoamerica". UNESCO. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  42. ↑ "Tentative Lists". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  43. 1 2 "PH, Mexico push to nominate Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade Route to World Heritage List". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. 28 April 2015. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  44. ↑
  45. ↑ "Manila-Acapulco Galleon Museum rises in SM MOA - BusinessMirror". businessmirror.com.ph.
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