Mexico Receives UNESCO Declaration of Calakmul as a World Heritage Site Presidency of the Republic
go to original August 15, 2014

This is what Calakmul is like - discover it! (Gobierno de la República)

Upon receiving the UNESCO Certificate of Mixed World Heritage for the, “Old Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul,” President Enrique Peña Nieto stressed the value and contribution to humanity of this biosphere reserve, now also recognized as cultural heritage; “A mixed site, one in one,” he declared.

In this context, and in the presence of the UNESCO representative in Mexico, Nuria Sanz, the president acknowledged the work of the archaeologists who worked to ensure that Calakmul, “Is not only recognized as a biosphere reserve in its over 750 hectares, but also that this heritage, inherited from one of the great civilizations, the Maya civilization is acknowledged,” in order for it to become a mixed heritage, “with recognition as a site with great cultural value and a biosphere reserve.”

“Mexico is proud to have Calakmul as a mixed cultural and Biosphere Reserve site. Very few countries can boast of having a place such as this. Mexico has it, Mexico celebrates it and Mexico shares it with all of mankind,” he said.

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