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HERITAGE RECORD · 1704

Wixárika Route through Sacred Sites to Wirikuta (Tatehuarí Huajuyé)

通往维里库塔的维哈里卡圣地之路(我们的祖火之路)

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

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World Heritage record

The Wixárika Route is a serial property of 20 sites, spanning over 500 km across five states in north-central Mexico. This “braid of trails” connects sacred landscapes central to the spiritual and cultural practices of the Wixárika Indigenous Peoples. Beginning in the Huichol Sierra, the route leads to Wirikuta in the Chihuahuan Desert, with additional sacred sites in Nayarit, Jalisco, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosi and Durango. Traversing diverse ecological regions, the route supports rituals tied to ancestral deities, agriculture, and community well-being. Known as “Tatehuarí Huajuyé” or the Path of Our Grandfather Fire, it embodies deep spiritual and environmental significance.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ5934961

Administrative areaQ13160 · Q80269 · Q78980

WikipediaHuichol Route to Huiricuta

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(iii)A unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or civilisation.
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