Historic Centre of Puebla
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Mexico
Inscribed
1987
Area
300 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Historic Centre of Puebla is in Puebla. The nearest other World Heritage site is Popocatepetl Monasteries, about 75 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Puebla · about 2,195,000 peopleat the site
- Atlixco · about 98,000 peopleabout 30 km south-west
- Tlaxcala · about 504,000 peopleabout 30 km north
- Nezahualcoyotl · about 1,109,000 peopleabout 95 km north-west
- Mexico City · about 19,028,000 peopleabout 110 km north-west
- Cuernavaca · about 834,000 peopleabout 110 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
MexicoCultural74 km away
MexicoCultural98 km away
MexicoCultural100 km away
MexicoCultural105 km away
MexicoCultural108 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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