Two Mexican Sites Inscribed in UNESCO World Heritage List

MEXICO CITY.- Mexico has 2 new sites inscribed in the World Heritage List issued by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (Inland Royal Road) and the Prehistoric caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca were voted and declared in August 1st 2010 by members of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee at the reunion celebrated in Brasilia, Brazil. Inscription of Mexican candidatures presented by the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) in the world list was carried out during the 34th session of the Committee that takes place from July 25th to August 3rd in Brazil capital city. With these entries, Mexico counts on with 31 goods declared by UNESCO: 25 of them as Cultural Sites, 4 as Natural Sites and now 1 Cultural Route, ratifying its position as the Latin American country with more goods inscribed in the list. The Mexican delegatio

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