UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Mexico are:

1. Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
2. Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
3. Historic Centre of Puebla
4. Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque
5. Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan
6. Sian Ka’an
7. Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines
8. Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza
9. Historic Centre of Morelia
10. El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City
11. Historic Centre of Zacatecas
12. Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco
13. Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
14. Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl
15. Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro
16. Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal
17. Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara
18. Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes
19. Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan
20. Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco
21. Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
22. Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche
23. Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro
24. Luis Barragán House and Studio
25. Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California
26. Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila
27. Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
28. Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
29. Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco
30. Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
31. Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca
32. El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve
33. Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System
34. Archipiélago de Revillagigedo
35. Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley: originary habitat of Mesoamerica

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UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) World Heritage Sites comprise 1,199 properties.

World heritage property is a legacy from the past, that people live with today, and pass on to future generations.

The cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of knowledge and inspiration.

UNESCO seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world that are considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. This is embodied in an international treaty known as the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO in 1972.

A World Heritage Site is an area or landmark designated by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, scientific or other forms of significance. The sites have legal protection by an international convention.

A World Heritage Site is nominated by their host country and determined by the international committee to be a unique landmark which is geographically and historically identifiable and having a special cultural or physical significance. World Heritage Sites are usually ones with ancient features, historical structures, buildings, cities, deserts, forests, islands, lakes, monuments or mountains.

The site may signify a remarkable accomplishment of people and serve as evidence of intellectual history or a place of unparralled natural beauty.

The sites are intended for practical conservation for posterity, which otherwise would be subject to risk from human or animal trespassing, unmonitored, uncontrolled or unrestricted access, or threat from local administrative negligence. Sites are demarcated by UNESCO as protected zones.

The programme catalogues, names, and conserves sites of outstanding cultural or natural importance.

The work began with the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World’s Cultural and Natural Heritage. The convention was adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO on 16 November 1972. Since then, 195 states have ratified the convention, making it one of the most widely recognised international agreements and a popular cultural programme.