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According to a statement published on the UNESCO page, the UNESCO World Heritage List is a legacy of monuments and sites of great natural and cultural wealth that belongs to all of humanity. The Sites inscribed on the World Heritage List fulfill a function of milestones on the planet, of symbols of the awareness of States and peoples about the meaning of those places and emblems of their attachment to collective property, as well as of the transmission of that heritage to future generations.
At the time of publishing this article, the World Heritage List has 1073 registered sites, of which 832 are cultural property, 206 natural assets and 35 mixed assets, located in 167 States Parties. Since November 2016, 192 States Parties have ratified the World Heritage Convention. 139 sites of them are located in Latin America and the Caribbean of which Mexico has 34 registered sites, of which 6 of them are natural, 27 are cultural and 1 mixed; occupying the first place in the American continent with 34 sites registered and the seventh place in the whole world.
Keep reading to see the list of Mexican sites that have been declared World Heritage sites.
Cultural Heritage
Historical Center of Mexico City y Xochimilco / 1987
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Historical Center of Oaxaca y Archaeological Zone of Monte Albán / 1987
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Historical Centerl of Puebla / 1987
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Pre-Hispanic City and Palenque National Park / 1987
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Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacán / 1987
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Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen Itzá / 1988
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Historic City of Guanajuato y Adjacent Mines/ 1988
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Historical Center of Morelia / 1991
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Pre-Hispanic City of El Tajín / 1992
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Cave Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco / 1993
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Historical Center of Zacatecas / 1993
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First Convents of the XVI Century in the foothills of Popocatépetl / 1994
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Historical Monuments Zone of Querétaro / 1996
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Pre-Hispanic City of Uxmal / 1996
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Hospicio Cabañas / 1997
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Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes / 1998
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Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco / 1999
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Historical Fortified City of Campeche / 1999
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Ancient Mayan City of Calakmul/ 2002
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Franciscan Missions of the Sierra Gorda de Querétaro / 2003
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Luis Barragán Studio House / 2004
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Agave landscape and old tequila industrial facilities / 2006
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Central Campus of National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) / 2007
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Protective City of San Miguel and Sanctuary of Jesus Nazareno de Atotonilco / 2008
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Camino Real de Tierra Adentro / 2010
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Prehistoric caves of Yagui and Mitla in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca/ 2010
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Historical monuments area of Tlacotalpan / 1998
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El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar biosphere reserve / 2013
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Hydraulic system of Padre Tembleque aqueduct / 2015
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Natural Heritage
Sian Ka'an / 1987
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Whale sanctuary 'El Vizcaíno' / 1993
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Islands and protected areas of California's Gulf / 2005-2007
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Monarch butterfly biosphere reserve/ 2008
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Archipelago of Revillagigedo / 2016
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