UNESCO World Heritage Center Experiences in Mexico
The importance of many of Mexico's historical cities and structures has earned them UNESCO World Heritage status...
Campeche (UNESCO World Heritage Since 1999)
Campeche situated in the shores of the Gulf coast and with its narrow streets, pastel-colored houses and old colonial feel is one of Mexico's best kept secrets...
Guanajuato (UNESCO World Heritage Since 1988)
Guanajuato is the crown jewel of Mexico's colonial cities. The town has been named as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and is one of the most beautiful cities in Mexico...
Morelia (UNESCO World Heritage Since 1991)
Morelia is a beautiful colonial city with an aristocratic feel, that is filled with elegant and well preserved Spanish colonial architecture, including pink stone and baroque styles...
Oaxaca (UNESCO World Heritage Since 1987)
Oaxaca is a city that retains a Spanish colonial feel, but which also reflects its indigenous heritage. They blend together wonderfully which is all part of this city’s natural charm...
Puebla (UNESCO World Heritage Since 1997)
Puebla is an important historic city, with dome shaped roofs and buildings revealing Moor influences that arrived centuries ago and which have remained in this beautiful colonial city ever since...
Queretaro (UNESCO World Heritage Since 1996)
Queretaro is an atmospheric colonial city steeped in Mexican history. It was here where the fathers of Mexico's Independence movement met in secret to discuss the overthrow of the Spanish...
San Miguel (UNESCO World Heritage Since 2008)
San Miguel was declared a national monument in 1926, and is a picturesque city of arched colonial mansions, flower-filled patios, winding cobblestone streets, and sun-drenched plazas and courtyards...
Zacatecas (UNESCO World Heritage Since 1993)
Zacatecas is immensely attractive—and stunningly so. The major buildings took many years to complete, as their sponsors and architects were determined to create something special: they succeeded.....
Mexico City (UNAM, Historic Center, Xochimilco)
Mexico City is the center of government, business and culture in Mexico. History, culture, vibrancy, modernity and tradition all blend together to make it one of the most coveted capital cities ...
Chichen Itza (UNESCO World Heritage Since 1988)
Chichen Itza is one of the most awe-inspiring archaeological places you are likely to visit; it was also named as one of the New Wonders of the world in 2007...
El Tajin (UNESCO World Heritage Since 1992)
El Tajin it is one of Mexico's most enigmatic archaeological parks. As El Tajin unravels with intricate complexity, it keeps throwing up more and more mysteries...
Monte Alban (UNESCO World Heritage Since 1987)
Monte Alban is situated between two lush valleys, which had inhabitants as far back as 2000 BC. This mountain is host to one of Mexico's most stunning archaeological wonders...
Mitla (UNESCO World Heritage Since 2010)
Mitla is about 15 miles southeast of Oaxaca, just outside the town of San Pablo Villa de Mitla. The ruins are of Zapotec and Mixtec origin, and date back to around 600 BC...
Palenque (UNESCO World Heritage Since 1987)
The ancient Maya city of Palenque is Mexico's most breath-taking and stunning archaeological park, and in our opinion, the best you'll find anywhere in Mexico, and a must-see Mexico experience...
Teotihuacan (UNESCO World Heritage Since 1987)
Teotihuacan situated 30 miles northwest of Mexico City, scholars in archaeology agree that this is Mexico's—and perhaps one of the world's—most important archaeological sites...
Uxmal (UNESCO World Heritage Since 1996)
Uxmal is said to be the most attractive of Mexico's archaeological sites; and indeed a visit to Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula's without including Uxmal would be an incomplete experience...
Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary (UNESCO World Heritage Since 1999)
Take an opportunity to enjoy the spectacle of the amazing Monarch Butterflies when they come to Mexico for the winter...
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