World Heritage Sites in Mexico - National Parks of China

Cultural 28Natural 6Mixed 2

Mexico has 36 World Heritage Sites (28 cultural, 6 natural, 2 mixed), the 7th most in the world. Hover over or tap a dot to see its name; click a name in the list to show it on the map. Listed by year of inscription.

Sian Ka'an natural · 1987
Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque cultural · 1987
Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco cultural · 1987
Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan cultural · 1987
Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán cultural · 1987
Historic Centre of Puebla cultural · 1987
Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines cultural · 1988
Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza cultural · 1988
Historic Centre of Morelia cultural · 1991
El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City cultural · 1992
Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino natural · 1993
Historic Centre of Zacatecas cultural · 1993
Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco cultural · 1993
Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl cultural · 1994
Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal cultural · 1996
Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro cultural · 1996
Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara cultural · 1997
Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes cultural · 1998
Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan cultural · 1998
Historic Fortified Town of Campeche cultural · 1999
Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco cultural · 1999
Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche mixed · 2002
Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro cultural · 2003
Luis Barragán House and Studio cultural · 2004
Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California natural · 2005
Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila cultural · 2006
Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) cultural · 2007
Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco cultural · 2008
Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve natural · 2008
Camino Real de Tierra Adentro cultural · 2010
Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca cultural · 2010
El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve natural · 2013
Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System cultural · 2015
Archipiélago de Revillagigedo natural · 2016
Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley: originary habitat of Mesoamerica mixed · 2018
Wixárika Route through Sacred Sites to Wirikuta (Tatehuarí Huajuyé) cultural · 2025

List from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (to 2026). Each dot is the site’s reference point; sites spread over several places or countries get one dot.