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Casas Grandes

Cultural World Heritage property in Mexico, inscribed in 1998 under criteria (iii), (iv).

Casas Grandes, Mexico
Photo: Levi bernardo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of TequilaAqueduct of Padre TemblequeBelize Barrier ReefCahokiaCalakmulCarlsbad Caverns National ParkCasas GrandesChaco Culture World Heritage SiteChichen ItzaCiudad UniversitariaEl Camino Real de Tierra AdentroEl Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere ReserveFranciscan Missions in the Sierra GordaGrand Canyon National ParkHistoric Centre of Mexico City and XochimilcoHistoric Centre of MoreliaHistoric Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte AlbánHistoric Centre of PueblaHistoric centre of ZacatecasHistoric Fortified Town of CampecheHistoric Monuments Zone of QuerétaroHospicio CabañasHuichol route to HuiricutaIslands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of CaliforniaLuis Barragán House and StudioMammoth Cave National ParkMesa Verde National ParkMonarch Butterfly Biosphere ReserveMonasteries on the slopes of PopocatépetlPalenquePoverty PointPre-Hispanic Town of UxmalPrehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of OaxacaProtective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de AtotonilcoRedwood National and State ParksRevillagigedo IslandsRock Paintings of Sierra de San FranciscoSan Antonio MissionsSian Ka'anTajín VeracruzTaos PuebloTehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere ReserveTeotihuacanTikal National ParkTlacotalpanXochicalcoYosemite National Park30.376° N, 107.956° W
State Party
Mexico
Year of inscription
1998
Criteria
iiiiv
Area of property
147 ha
Location
Casas Grandes Municipality
What it is
archaeological site
Elevation
1,476 m
Reference
WHC 560 · Wikidata Q853265

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Carlsbad Caverns National Park, United States389 kmCarlsbad Caverns National ParkUnited States · 1995NaturalIslands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California, Mexico464 kmIslands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of CaliforniaMexico · 2005NaturalRock Paintings of Sierra de San Francisco, Mexico569 kmRock Paintings of Sierra de San FranciscoMexico · 1993CulturalEl Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve, Mexico595 kmEl Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere ReserveMexico · 2013NaturalChaco Culture World Heritage Site, United States632 kmChaco Culture World Heritage SiteUnited States · 1987CulturalTaos Pueblo, United States710 kmTaos PuebloUnited States · 1992Cultural
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