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# El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City
Papantla · Mexico

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 1992.

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Reference localityPapantla

Country / geographic scopeMexico

Place typeCities

Point coordinates20.44609, -97.37764

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## UNESCO World Heritage
El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City

Cultural · Inscription: 1992

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/631/)

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## Sources and accuracy
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