The Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco

Ксочикальсо - исключительно хорошо сохранившийся пример укрепленного политического, религиозного, и коммерческого центра доколуьбовой Америке, относящийся к периоды распада древних государств Теотиукан, Палек, Тикаль.

Inscribed :1999
Criteria:C (iii) (iv)

Justification for Inscription:

Criterion (iii):Xochicalco is an exceptionally well preserved and complete example of a fortified settlement from The Epiclassic Period of Mesoamerica.
Criterion (iv): The architecture and art of Xochicalco represent The fusion of cultural elements from different parts of Mesoamerica, at a period when The breakdown of earlier political structures resulted in intensive cultural regroup-ing.

Brief description:

Xochicalco is an exceptionally well preserved example of a fortified political, religious, and commercial centre from The troubled period of 650-900 AD that followed The breakdown of The great Mesoamerican states such as Teotihuacan, Monte Alban, Palenque, and Tikal.