Mexico

World Heritage Sites

1. Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila, an extensive landscape of blue agave which has been an important cultural plant used since the 16th century to produce tequila.
2. Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco, which is an exceptionally well preserved example of a fortified political and religious center from 650-900 AD.
3. Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes, represent the remains of a culture that suddenly disappeared at the times of the Spanish Conquest.
4. Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, consisting of 55 sites along a 1400km section of this important social, cultural and religious route.
5. Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Méxcico, an amazing campus built by 60 architects, engineers and artists between 1949 and 1952.
6. Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl, which are 14 well preserved missions belonging to the Franciscan, Dominican and Augstinian orders.
7. El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City, which saw its height of importance from the early 9th until the early 13th century and contains some totally unique architecture.
8. Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro, a beautiful example of the collaboration of Western missionaries and native Indios that led to the creation of 5 Franciscan missions.
9. Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco, which was built on top of the old Aztec capital and is home to 5 Aztec temples as well as a beautiful cathedral.
10. Historic Centre of Morelia, which dates back to the 16th century and represents a mix Spanish Renaissance and Mesoamerican architecture.
11. Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán, which are in a region that has been inhabited over a period of 1,500 years and shows that marks of Olmec, Zapotec and Mixtec peoples.
12. Historic Centre of Puebla, founded in 1531 and featuring a unique mix of European and American building styles.
13. Historic Centre of Zacatecas, which was founded 1546 after the discovery of silver in the area and features beautiful Baroque façades.
14. Historic Fortified Town of Campeche, a typical example of a colonial Spanish harbor town in the New World.
15. Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro, famous for its many ornate civil and Baroque monuments dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries.
16. Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan, which is a remarkably well preserved Spanish colonial river-port.
17. Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines, which was the world's most important silver extraction site in the 18th century.
18. Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara, a shelter built for orphans, old people, and the handicapped that features unique architecture and some masterpieces of Mexican art.
19. Luis Barragán House and Studio, an outstanding example of one of Mexico's most famous architects.
20. Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque, which is an excellent example of a Mayan sanctuary with many beautiful sculpted reliefs.
21. Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza, one of the greatest Mayan centers of the Yucatán peninsula.
22. Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan, which was a holy city that also served as the most powerful cultural centers in Mesoamerica.
23. Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal, which are the ruins of a Mayan town founded in 700 AD.
24. Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca, which consists of a series of pre-historic caves and rock shelters, some of which contain important rock-art.
25. Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco, a stunning example of territorial and urban development related to the protection of an important inland road.
26. Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco, which are remarkably-well preserved and show a totally unique artistic tradition.
27. El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve, which is a 714,566 ha site that is remarkable not only for it diversity in landscapes but also for its diversity of life.
28. Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California, consisting of 244 islands that is remarkably diverse in fauna and flora and of prime importance in studying oceanographic processes.
29. Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, a key site for the monarch butterfly with up to a billion coming here every year.
30. Sian Ka'an, which is a beautiful biosphere reserve the Mayan's called the 'origin of the sky'.
31. Whale Sanctuary of El Vizacaino, an import reproduction and wintering site for the grey whale.
32. Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche, a key site in the history of the country for more than 12 centuries.