Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iii).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Mexico
Inscribed
Year to be confirmed
Area
2,060 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal is about 70 km south of Mérida. The nearest other World Heritage site is Historic Fortified Town of Campeche, about 100 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Ticul · about 31,000 peopleabout 25 km east
- Tekax · about 23,000 peopleabout 55 km east
- Mérida · about 965,000 peopleabout 70 km north
- Campeche · about 205,000 peopleabout 95 km south-west
- Motul · about 21,000 peopleabout 95 km north-east
- Progreso · about 47,000 peopleabout 100 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
MexicoCultural99 km away
MexicoCultural130 km away
MexicoNatural234 km away
MexicoMixed251 km away
GuatemalaMixed350 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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