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CulturalRef. 1079

Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda

Cultural World Heritage property in Mexico, inscribed in 2003 under criteria (ii), (iii).

Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda, Mexico
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of TequilaAntigua GuatemalaAqueduct of Padre TemblequeArchaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of PanamáArea de Conservación Guanacaste World Heritage SiteBelize Barrier ReefCalakmulCarlsbad Caverns National ParkCasas GrandesChichen ItzaCiudad UniversitariaCoibaCopánDarién National ParkDesembarco del Granma National ParkEl Camino Real de Tierra AdentroEl Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere ReserveEverglades National Parkfortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San LorenzoFranciscan Missions in the Sierra GordaHistoric 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 ReservesTehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere ReserveTeotihuacanThe Colonial Transisthmian Route of PanamáTikal National ParkTlacotalpanTrinidad and the Valley de los IngeniosViñales ValleyXochicalco21.204° N, 99.464° W
State Party
Mexico
Year of inscription
2003
Criteria
iiiii
Area of property
104 ha
Location
Querétaro
What it is
group of structures or buildings
Component parts
5 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1079 · Wikidata Q751146

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.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro, Mexico116 kmHistoric Monuments Zone of QuerétaroMexico · 1996Cultural137 kmProtective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de AtotonilcoMexico · 2008CulturalAqueduct of Padre Tembleque, Mexico173 kmAqueduct of Padre TemblequeMexico · 2015CulturalTeotihuacan, Mexico180 kmTeotihuacanMexico · 1987CulturalMonarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, Mexico195 kmMonarch Butterfly Biosphere ReserveMexico · 2008NaturalLuis Barragán House and Studio, Mexico201 kmLuis Barragán House and StudioMexico · 2004Cultural
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