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Tlacotalpan

Cultural World Heritage property in Mexico, inscribed in 1998 under criteria (ii), (iv).

Tlacotalpan, Mexico
Photo: panza.rayada · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Mexico
Year of inscription
1998
Criteria
iiiv
Area of property
75 ha
Location
Tlacotalpan Municipality
What it is
locality of Mexico
Founded or built
1847
Elevation
10 m
Reference
WHC 862 · Wikidata Q903792

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.

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