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MixedRef. 1534

Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere Reserve

Mixed World Heritage property in Mexico, inscribed in 2018 under criteria (iv), (x).

Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere Reserve, Mexico
Photo: Luistlatoani · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Mexico
Year of inscription
2018
Type
Mixed
Criteria
ivx
Area of property
1,453 km²
Location
Puebla, Oaxaca
What it is
biosphere reserve
Founded or built
1998
Component parts
3 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1534 · Wikidata Q5853681

Why it is on the List

(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Historic Centre of Puebla, Mexico126 kmHistoric Centre of PueblaMexico · 1987Cultural147 kmHistoric Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte AlbánMexico · 1987Cultural174 kmPrehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of OaxacaMexico · 2010CulturalMonasteries on the slopes of Popocatépetl, Mexico177 kmMonasteries on the slopes of PopocatépetlMexico · 1994CulturalTlacotalpan, Mexico189 kmTlacotalpanMexico · 1998CulturalXochicalco, Mexico211 kmXochicalcoMexico · 1999Cultural
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