Tepeji del Río, Hidalgo, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)
Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
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Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, August 24, 2019
1. Camino Real de Tierra Adentro Marker
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro ha sido inscrito en la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial en virtud de la Convención para la Protección del Patrimonio Mundial Cultural y Natural. La inscripción en esta Lista consagra el Valor Universal Excepcional del bien que representa el primer Itinerario Cultural terrestre trazado por los españoles en América, siendo el Ex Convento de San Francisco de Tepeji de Río y puente uno de los 60 sitios que lo conforman.
The Camino Real de Tierra Adentro has been inscribed upon the World Heritage List of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. Inscription on the List confirms the Outstanding Universal Value of the property that represents the first terrestrial Cultural Route traced by the Spaniards in America, being the Former Convent of San Francisco in Tepeji del Río and bridge one of the 60 sites that compose it.
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Location. 19° 54.291′ N, 99° 20.503′ W. Marker is in Tepeji del Río, Hidalgo. Marker is on Jardín Hidalgo just east of Lerdo de Tejada, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tepeji del Río HGO 42854, Mexico. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 18 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Founding of Tepeji del Río (within shouting distance of this marker); Melchor Ocampo (approx. 3.3 kilometers away); La Hacienda de la Cañada (approx. 9.2 kilometers away); The Aqueduct of Xalpa (approx. 15.4 kilometers away in Estado de Mexico); Sierra of Tepotzotlán (approx. 15.5 kilometers away in Estado de Mexico); The Atrium's Cross at Tula (approx. 16.7 kilometers away); Building K (approx. 17.6 kilometers away); Pyramid C and the Adoratory (approx. 17.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tepeji del Río.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, August 24, 2019
2. Camino Real de Tierra Adentro Marker
The marker is outside of the atrium and grounds of the Ex Convent and Church of San Francisco de Tepeji del Río.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, August 24, 2019
3. Camino Real de Tierra Adentro Marker and the Palacio Municipal in the background
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, August 24, 2019
4. Ex Convent and Church of San Francisco de Tepeji del Río
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, August 24, 2019
5. The Church of San Francisco de Tepeji del Río and nearby stone cross
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, August 24, 2019
6. An interior view of the Church of San Francisco de Tepeji del Río
Credits. This page was last revised on August 29, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 100 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 29, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
