Nine Mexican archaeological sites were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mexico's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The sites are the pre-Hispanic city of Palenque in Chiapas; the pre-Hispanic city of Teotihuacán in the State of Mexico; the archaeological site of Monte Albán in Oaxaca; the pre-Hispanic city of Chichen Itzá in Yucatan; the pre-Hispanic city of El Tajín in Veracruz, the pre-Columbian city of Uxmal and its three villages: Kabah, Labná and Sayil in Yucatán; the archaeological site of Paquimé in Chihuahua; the area of archaeological monuments of Xochicalco, Morelos; and the ancient Mayan city of Calakmul in Campeche.
These archaeological sites now enjoy immunity under the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict.
The recognition will also contribute to plan emergency measures against natural disasters and to fight trafficking in cultural property.
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