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Mexico accepted the World Heritage Convention in February, 1984 and has inscribed 29 sites to-date, thus becoming the country with the most World Heritage Sites in the Americas, and ranks 7th worldwide. Here is the list of sites in Mexico that have been inscribed to the World Heritage List:
1. Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco (1987)
2. Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán (1987)
3. Historic Centre of Puebla (1987)
4. Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque (1987)
5. Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan (1987)
6. Sian Ka'an (1987)
7. Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines (1988)
8. Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza (1988)
9. Historic Centre of Morelia (1991)
10. El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City (1992)
11. Historic Centre of Zacatecas (1993)
12. Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco (1993)
13. Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino (1993)
14. Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl (1994)
15. Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro (1996)
16. Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal (1996)
17. Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara (1997)
18. Archeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes (1998)
19. Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan (1998)
20. Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco (1999)
21. Historic Fortified Town of Campeche (1999)
22. Ancient Maya City of Calakmul, Campeche (2002)
23. Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro (2003)
24. Luis Barragán House and Studio (2004)
25. Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California (2005)
26. Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila (2006)
27. Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) (2007)
28. Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (2008)
29. Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús de Nazareno de Atotonilco (2008)
ABOUT UNESCO HERITAGE CONVENTION
In 1972 the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) established the convention for the protection of the cultural and natural legacies of the world.
The World Heritage Convention motivate and support governments in the establishment of the sites’ management plans and conservation and fosters local involvement and international collaboration for the preservation and conservation of the World’s Cultural and Natural Heritage.
The World Heritage Site list currently spans 878 sites in 145 countries.
For more information on UNESCO, visit: http://portal.unesco.org
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