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It is also home to four endangered sea turtle species and an important wintering area for migratory birds. [18] Historic Centre of Zacatecas: Zacatecas: 1993 676; ii, iv (cultural) Zacatecas, founded in 1546, was one of the centres of silver mining in Mexico until the 20th century. It reached its peak of prosperity in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Landmarks in Mexico by state (4 C) * Landmarks in Mexico by city (3 C) H. Heritage registers in Mexico (1 C, 3 P) Historic sites in Mexico (7 C, 1 P) M.
The National Monuments of Mexico refers to the buildings and monuments that are protected heritage of the nation, and are declared as such in the Registro Público de Monumentos y Zonas Arqueológicos e Históricos maintained by the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia and the Registro Público de Monumentos y Zonas Artísticos maintained by the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y ...
There are four visible, natural sink holes, called cenotes, that could have provided plentiful water year round at Chichen, making it attractive for settlement. Of these cenotes, the " Cenote Sagrado " or "Sacred Cenote" (also variously known as the Sacred Well or Well of Sacrifice), is the most famous. [ 11 ]
The peoples and cultures which comprised the Maya civilization spanned more than 2,500 years of Mesoamerican history, in the Maya Region of southern Mesoamerica, which incorporates the present-day nations of Guatemala and Belize, much of Honduras and El Salvador, and the southeastern states of Mexico from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec eastwards, including the entire Yucatán Peninsula.
El Castillo (Spanish pronunciation: [el kas'tiʎo], 'the Castle'), also known as the Temple of Kukulcan is a Mesoamerican step-pyramid that dominates the center of the Chichen Itza archaeological site in the Mexican state of Yucatán.
Originally, nine steps led to the base, but due to the sinking of the ground, an ongoing problem in Mexico City, fourteen more steps have been added. [1] On the main face of the base facing downtown Mexico City, an inscription reads La Nación a los Héroes de la Independencia ("The Nation to the Heroes of Independence"). In front of this ...
Pages in category "Monuments and memorials in Mexico" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. .