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CulturalRef. 1351

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro

Cultural World Heritage property in Mexico and United States, inscribed in 2010 under criteria (ii), (iv).

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, Mexico
Photo: Bureau of Land Management · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of TequilaAntigua GuatemalaAqueduct of Padre TemblequeArea de Conservación Guanacaste World Heritage SiteBelize Barrier ReefCalakmulCarlsbad Caverns National ParkCasas GrandesChaco Culture World Heritage SiteChichen ItzaCiudad UniversitariaCopánEl Camino Real de Tierra AdentroEl Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere ReserveEverglades National ParkFranciscan Missions in the Sierra GordaGrand Canyon National ParkGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkHistoric Centre of CamagüeyHistoric Centre of CienfuegosHistoric 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 CaliforniaJoya de CerénLeón CathedralLuis Barragán House and StudioMonarch Butterfly Biosphere ReserveMonasteries on the slopes of PopocatépetlOkefenokee National Wildlife RefugeOld Havana and its Fortification SystemPalenquePoverty PointPre-Hispanic Town of UxmalPrecolumbian Chiefdom Settlements with Stone Spheres of the DiquísPrehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of OaxacaProtective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de AtotonilcoQuiriguáRevillagigedo IslandsRío Plátano Biosphere ReserveRock Paintings of Sierra de San FranciscoRuínas de León ViejoSan Antonio MissionsSian Ka'anTajín VeracruzTakalik AbajTalamanca Range-La Amistad ReservesTaos PuebloTehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere ReserveTeotihuacanTikal National ParkTlacotalpanViñales ValleyXochicalco22.608° N, 102.379° W
States Parties
MexicoUnited States
Year of inscription
2010
Criteria
iiiv
Area of property
3,102 ha
What it is
road, trade route
Founded or built
1500
Component parts
61 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1351 · Wikidata Q911953

Why it is on the List

(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(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.

Historic centre of Zacatecas, Mexico25 kmHistoric centre of ZacatecasMexico · 1993Cultural191 kmHuichol route to HuiricutaMexico · 2025CulturalHospicio Cabañas, Mexico236 kmHospicio CabañasMexico · 1997Cultural253 kmProtective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de AtotonilcoMexico · 2008CulturalAgave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila, Mexico263 kmAgave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of TequilaMexico · 2006CulturalHistoric Monuments Zone of Querétaro, Mexico307 kmHistoric Monuments Zone of QuerétaroMexico · 1996Cultural
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