Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan
Also known as archeological site of Teotihuacan, City of the Gods, City of the Sun, Place of Reeds, Teotihuacan, Teotihuacán
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Mexico
Inscribed
1987
Area
250 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan is about 30 km south-east of Zumpango. The nearest other World Heritage site is Padre Tembleque Aqueduct, about 25 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Zumpango · about 250,000 peopleabout 30 km north-west
- Nezahualcoyotl · about 1,109,000 peopleabout 35 km south-west
- Mexico City · about 19,028,000 peopleabout 40 km south-west
- Pachuca · about 320,000 peopleabout 55 km north
- Tlaxcala · about 504,000 peopleabout 75 km south-east
- Cuernavaca · about 834,000 peopleabout 95 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
MexicoCultural25 km away
MexicoCultural43 km away
MexicoCultural48 km away
MexicoCultural54 km away
MexicoCultural84 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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