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April 2011 With the inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage properties listings of the Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of the state of the Oaxaca, Mexico now boasts of a total 36 UNESCO World Heritage inscriptions. In a recent ceremony a plaque was unveiled testifying to the recognition given by UNESCO to the Yagul and Mitla caves of the Central Valley of Oaxaca, which encompass an area of some 5,000 hectares Continue reading Mexico and UNESCO Heritage Sites The Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History) has announced that Mexico has had two new sites entered into the UNESCO World Heritage List. With these two sites, Mexico achieves the distinction of becoming the Latin American country with the most UNESCO World Heritage sites. Continue reading Two New Mexican World Heritage Sites What today is the city of Campeche, Mexico, capital of the Mexican state of the same name and situated on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico, was founded as the Puerto de San Francisco de Campeche in the year 1540 by the Spanish conquerors who came to these shores under the command of Francisco de Montejo y León. Continue reading Historical Campeche The charming colonial gold and silver producing city of Guanajuato, located in a region of central Mexico known as El Bajio, was in 1988 declared a UNESCO World Heritage site. Its attractions include the “Alhondiga de Granaditas” regional museum, the Mummy museum, Quijote museum, the Basilica de Nuestra Señora de Guanajuato and numerous other colonial era churches, the Mercado Hidalgo crafts market and the La Valenciana Silver Mine. Every year in October Guanajuato hosts the renowned Festival Internacional Cervantino – International Cervantes Festival, Mexico’s most well-known and attended cultural festival. Continue reading Guanajuato City |
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