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Short title: México y la UNESCO, la UNESCO y México: historia de una relación; 2016: Image title: Author: Sanz, Nuria; Tejada, Carlos; UNESCO Office Mexico
Great City of Chicomostoc-La Quemada: Zacatecas: 2001 i, iv (cultural) Chicomostoc-La Quemada is an archaeological site, comprising the remains of a city that was built c. 400-900 CE. It has a large ballcourt, several terraces, an observatory, and a pyramid. [49] Historic Town of San Sebastián del Oeste: Jalisco: 2001 iii, iv, v, ix, x (mixed)
Lima was founded by Francisco Pizarro in 1535 as La Ciudad de los Reyes (City of the Kings). Until the middle of the 18th century, it was the most important city in Spanish South America . The architecture and decoration combine the style of both the local population and Europe, such as in the Monastery of San Francisco , which was the site's ...
La Payunia, Campos Volcánicos Llancanelo y Payún Matrú: Mendoza: 2011 vii, viii (natural) This nomination comprises volcanic fields that are geologically extremely young, with the last eruptions taking place less than 10,000 years ago. Therefore, the formations created by the volcanism show only little erosion.
Logo of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. This is a list of the lists of World Heritage Sites. A World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having special cultural or physical significance.
World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity".
With 60 selected areas, Italy is the country with the most sites, ... UNESCO region [4] Afghanistan: 2 2 Asia and the Pacific Albania: 2 1 [note 1] 1 [note 2] 4 2
In 2003, UNESCO drafted the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, which provides an international framework, source of funding, and strategic overview for the further identification and protection of these masterpieces and other intangible cultural heritages. The convention went into force in 2006 and has since ...