Sierra de San Francisco
Also known as Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco, Pinturas rupestres de la sierra de San Franciscoספ, Rock Paintings of Sierra de San Francisco
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iii).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Mexico
Inscribed
1993
Area
182,600 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Sierra de San Francisco is about 200 km west of Guaymas. The nearest other World Heritage site is Gulf of California, about 120 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Guaymas · about 103,000 peopleabout 200 km east
- Hermosillo · about 596,000 peopleabout 250 km north-east
- Ciudad Obregon · about 288,000 peopleabout 300 km east
- Mazatlán · about 500,000 peopleabout 310 km north-east
- Ciudad Constitución · about 40,000 peopleabout 320 km south-east
- Huatabampo · about 30,000 peopleabout 340 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
MexicoNatural123 km away
MexicoNatural132 km away
MexicoNatural493 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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