Mexico
Mexico has been a State Party to the World Heritage Convention since 1984. With 36 inscribed properties, the country is one of the more prominent contributors to the World Heritage List. The majority of its sites are cultural properties, reflecting a strong emphasis on historical and architectural heritage.
Mexico as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention
State Party since: February 23, 1984
Status: Acceptance
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: 1985-1991, 1991-1997, 1997-2003, 2009-2013, 2021-2025
Total of Mandate Years: 26
Total of Mandates: 5
WHC Electoral Group: III (Latin America/Caribbean)
World Heritage Sites in Mexico (36)
Cultural: 28 | Natural: 6 | Mixed: 2
- Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila · Cultural
- Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche · Mixed
- Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System · Cultural
- Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco · Cultural
- Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes · Cultural
- Archipiélago de Revillagigedo · Natural
- Camino Real de Tierra Adentro · Cultural
- Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) · Cultural
- Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl · Cultural
- El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve · Natural
- El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City · Cultural
- Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro · Cultural
- Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco · Cultural
- Historic Centre of Morelia · Cultural
- Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán · Cultural
- Historic Centre of Puebla · Cultural
- Historic Centre of Zacatecas · Cultural
- Historic Fortified Town of Campeche · Cultural
- Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro · Cultural
- Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan · Cultural
- Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines · Cultural
- Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara · Cultural
- Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California · Natural
- Luis Barragán House and Studio · Cultural
- Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve · Natural
- Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque · Cultural
- Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza · Cultural
- Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan · Cultural
- Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal · Cultural
- Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca · Cultural
- Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco · Cultural
- Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco · Cultural
- Sian Ka'an · Natural
- Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley: originary habitat of Mesoamerica · Mixed
- Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino · Natural
- Wixárika Route through Sacred Sites to Wirikuta (Tatehuarí Huajuyé) · Cultural
Map of World Heritage Sites
This interactive map shows the location of all UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Mexico.
Tentative World Heritage Sites (23)
- Barrio Histórico Universitario (extension du Centre historique de Puebla) · submitted: May 15, 2024
- Patzcuaro, Site of Humanistic Memory and Cultural Confluence · submitted: June 6, 2023
- San Juan de Ulua, Site of Memory and Historical Resistances · submitted: May 19, 2022
- Ring of cenotes of Chicxulub Crater, Yucatan · submitted: December 11, 2012
- Las Labradas, Sinaloa archaeological site · submitted: December 7, 2012
- El Arco del Tiempo del Río La Venta · submitted: October 6, 2010
- Las Pozas, Xilitla · submitted: November 30, 2009
- Historical city of Izamal (Izamal, Mayan continuity in an Historical City) · submitted: October 15, 2008
- Los Petenes-Ría Celestún · submitted: October 15, 2008
- Cuetzalan and its Historical, Cultural and Natural Surrounding · submitted: September 27, 2006
- Vallée des Cierges · submitted: December 6, 2004
- Aire de protection de la flore et de la faune Cuatrociénegas · submitted: December 6, 2004
- Historical Town The Royal of the Eleven Thousand Virgins of Cosala in Sinaloa · submitted: December 6, 2004
- Région Lacan-Tún – Usumacinta · submitted: December 6, 2004
- Réserve de la Biosphère Banco Chinchorro · submitted: December 6, 2004
- Tecoaque · submitted: December 6, 2004
- Chapultepec Woods, Hill and Castle · submitted: November 20, 2001
- Historic Town of Alamos · submitted: November 20, 2001
- Church of Santa Prisca and its Surroundings · submitted: November 20, 2001
- Pre-Hispanic City of Cantona · submitted: November 20, 2001
- Great City of Chicomostoc-La Quemada · submitted: November 20, 2001
- Historic Town of San Sebastián del Oeste · submitted: November 20, 2001
- Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo's Home-Study Museum · submitted: November 20, 2001
Country Profile Mexico
Official Name: United Mexican States
Continent: Americas
Subregion: North America
UNESCO Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Capital: Mexico City
Population (2024): 130,861,007
Land Area: 1,943,950 km²
Currency: Mexican peso (MXN)
About States Parties
States Parties are countries that have joined the World Heritage Convention. They commit to identifying, nominating, and protecting properties of outstanding cultural or natural value on their territory. States Parties are also expected to monitor and report on the condition of inscribed sites.