Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque
Also known as Palenque
CulturalMexico
Mexico
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Mexico
Inscribed
1987
Area
1,772 ha
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Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche
MexicoMixed247 km away
Tikal National Park
GuatemalaMixed260 km away
Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
MexicoCultural307 km away
Tak'alik Ab'aj National Park
GuatemalaCultural317 km away
Antigua Guatemala
GuatemalaCultural354 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
- Wikidata itemQ181427, open data (CC0)
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