Sierra Gorda Missions
Also known as Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro, Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Mexico
Inscribed
2003
Area
104 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Sierra Gorda Missions is about 70 km west of Tamazunchale. The nearest other World Heritage site is Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro, about 120 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Tamazunchale · about 73,000 peopleabout 70 km east
- Rio Verde · about 70,000 peopleabout 95 km north-west
- Ciudad Valles · about 115,000 peopleabout 100 km north-east
- San Juan del Río · about 148,000 peopleabout 110 km south-west
- Querétaro · about 961,000 peopleabout 110 km south-west
- Pachuca · about 320,000 peopleabout 140 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
MexicoCultural116 km away
MexicoCultural137 km away
MexicoCultural173 km away
MexicoCultural180 km away
MexicoNatural195 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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