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NaturalRef. 1290

Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve

Natural World Heritage property in Mexico, inscribed in 2008 under criterion (vii).

Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, Mexico
Photo: Solo se puede ser libre Cuándo no se tiene nada que perder from Mexico D.F., México · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Mexico
Year of inscription
2008
Criteria
vii
Area of property
13,552 ha
Location
Michoacán, State of Mexico
What it is
biosphere reserve
Founded or built
2000
Component parts
3 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1290 · Wikidata Q852546

Why it is on the List

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Historic Centre of Morelia, Mexico99 kmHistoric Centre of MoreliaMexico · 1991CulturalHistoric Monuments Zone of Querétaro, Mexico109 kmHistoric Monuments Zone of QuerétaroMexico · 1996CulturalLuis Barragán House and Studio, Mexico112 kmLuis Barragán House and StudioMexico · 2004CulturalCiudad Universitaria, Mexico115 kmCiudad UniversitariaMexico · 2007CulturalHistoric Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco, Mexico118 kmHistoric Centre of Mexico City and XochimilcoMexico · 1987CulturalXochicalco, Mexico133 kmXochicalcoMexico · 1999Cultural
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