Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro World Heritage Site

Official name

Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro | UNESCO

Country

Mexico | Map

Continent

North America

Location

Etat Querétaro, municipalité de Querétaro
20.5833° Lat, -100.3666° Lon | Map

Code

792

Time Zone

America/Mexico_City (CST, -0600)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1996. 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. The Otomi, the Tarasco, the Chichimeca and the Spanish lived together peacefully in the town, which is notable for the many ornate civil and religious Baroque monuments from its golden age in the 17th and 18th centuries.