San Juan del Río, Querétaro, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)
Historic Center of San Juan del Río
Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
— The Royal Inland Road —
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, September 13, 2020
1. Historic Center of San Juan del Río 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 Centro Histórico de San Juan del Río uno de los 60 sitios que lo conforman.
1º de Agosto de 2010
English:
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 Historic Centre of San Juan del Río one of the 60 sites that compose it.
August 1, 2010
Erected 2010 by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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Location. 20° 23.195′ N, 99° 59.768′ W. Marker is in San Juan del Río, Querétaro. Marker is on Avenida Benito Juárez just east of Calle Ignacio Allende, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Juan del Río QUE 76800, Mexico. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Royal Inland Road in San Juan del Río (within shouting distance of this marker); Juárez - May 28, 1864 (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Juárez on June 2, 1863 (about 180 meters away); National Independence Monument (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); To the Founders of San Juan del Río (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Legend of Jesús de la Portería (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); The Children Heroes of the Battle of Chapultepec (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); Electricity in La Llave (approx. 9 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Juan del Río.
Also see . . . Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, September 13, 2020
2. Historic Center of San Juan del Río Marker
The marker is in the corridor of this building, the Portal del Diezmo, now a cultural center. The marker can be seen above the red vehicle.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, February 24, 2022
3. A view of the interior of the Portal del Diezmo Building
Credits. This page was last revised on March 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2020, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 87 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 16, 2020, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 3. submitted on March 21, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
