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Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca

Cultural World Heritage property in Mexico, inscribed in 2010 under criterion (iii).

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State Party
Mexico
Year of inscription
2010
Criteria
iii
What it is
cave, archaeological site
Reference
WHC 1352 · Wikidata Q15661566

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

34 kmHistoric Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte AlbánMexico · 1987CulturalTehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere Reserve, Mexico174 kmTehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere ReserveMexico · 2018MixedTlacotalpan, Mexico202 kmTlacotalpanMexico · 1998CulturalHistoric Centre of Puebla, Mexico300 kmHistoric Centre of PueblaMexico · 1987CulturalMonasteries on the slopes of Popocatépetl, Mexico342 kmMonasteries on the slopes of PopocatépetlMexico · 1994CulturalXochicalco, Mexico368 kmXochicalcoMexico · 1999Cultural
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