Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl
World Heritage Site
- Official name
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Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl |
UNESCO
- Country
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Mexico |
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- Continent
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North America
- Location
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Morelos and Puebla States Municipalities: Atlatlauhcan, Cuernavaca, Tetela del Volcan, Yautepec, Ocuituco, Tepoztlan, Tlayacapan, Totolapan, Yecapixtla and Zacualpan de Amilpas in Morelos. Calpan, Huetotzingo and Tochimilco in Puebla.
18.9347° Lat, -98.8977° Lon |
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- Code
- 702
- Time Zone
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America/Mexico_City (CST, -0600)
- Current Time
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- Category
- Cultural
- Description
- Inscribed 1994. These 14 monasteries stand on the slopes of Popocatepetl, to the south-east of Mexico City. They are in an excellent state of conservation and are good examples of the architectural style adopted by the first missionaries – Franciscans, Dominicans and Augustinians – who converted the indigenous populations to Christianity in the early 16th century. They also represent an example of a new architectural concept in which open spaces are of renewed importance. The influence of this style is felt throughout the Mexican territory and even beyond its borders.
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