Paquimé, Casas Grandes, played a key role in trade and cultural contacts between the Pueblo culture of the south-western United States and northern Mexico and the more advanced civilizations of Mesoamerica.
Xochicalco is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a fortified political, religious and commercial centre from the troubled period of 650–900 that followed the break-up of the great Mesoamerican states such as Teotihuacan, Monte Albán, Palenque and Tikal.
The old colonial town of Querétaro is unusual in having retained the geometric street plan of the Spanish conquerors side by side with the twisting alleys of the Indian quarters.
Tlacotalpan, a Spanish colonial river port on the Gulf coast of Mexico, was founded in the mid-16th century.
La Dirección de Patrimonio Mundial del Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia tiene el compromiso de difundir la Convención de Patrimonio Mundial de la UNESCO, así como capacitar e implementar herramientas que apoyen el dinamismo de los sitios patrimonio cultural de México, a través de diplomados, simposios, conferencias y cursos a nivel nacional y regional.
