Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque
Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico
A major Classic Maya sanctuary-city in Chiapas, renowned for temples, royal tombs, inscriptions and sculpted reliefs.
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Templo Mayor Archaeological Zone
Centro Histórico, Mexico City, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico
The principal temple precinct of Mexica Tenochtitlan, dedicated chiefly to Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc.
Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico
The great Zapotec ceremonial capital above the Oaxaca Valley, renowned for temples, tombs, plazas and carved monuments.
Pre-Hispanic City of Chichén Itzá
Chichén Itzá, Tinum, Yucatán, Mexico
An internationally renowned Maya ceremonial city whose monuments express religion, astronomy and political power.
Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan
State of Mexico, Mexico
A vast pre-Hispanic sacred city whose monumental ceremonial plan influenced much of Mesoamerica.
Mission of Nuestra Señora de la Luz de Tancoyol
Tancoyol, Jalpan de Serra, Querétaro, Mexico Christianity
The most elaborately ornamented of the five UNESCO-listed Sierra Gorda Franciscan missions.
Mission of San Miguel Concá
Concá, Arroyo Seco, Querétaro, Mexico Christianity
The smallest of the five UNESCO-listed Sierra Gorda missions, distinguished by a highly distinctive indigenous-inflected façade.
Mission of San Francisco del Valle de Tilaco
Tilaco, Landa de Matamoros, Querétaro, Mexico Christianity
A well-preserved eighteenth-century Sierra Gorda mission dedicated to Saint Francis of Assisi.
Mission of Santa María del Agua de Landa
Landa de Matamoros, Querétaro, Mexico Christianity
A richly ornamented Sierra Gorda mission dedicated to the Immaculate Conception and completed in the eighteenth century.
Mission of Santiago de Jalpan
Jalpan de Serra, Querétaro, Mexico Christianity
The first of the five UNESCO-listed Franciscan missions of Querétaro's Sierra Gorda.
Franciscan Ensemble and Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Tlaxcala
Tlaxcala, Mexico Christianity
An early Franciscan cathedral-monastery ensemble in Tlaxcala, added to the Popocatépetl monasteries World Heritage property in 2021.
Former Convent of San Miguel Arcángel, Huejotzingo
Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico Christianity
One of New Spain's earliest Franciscan foundations and a major component of the Popocatépetl monasteries World Heritage property.