🏞️ Wixárika Route through Sacred Sites to Wirikuta (Tatehuarí Huajuyé)
Living pilgrimage landscape of the Wixárika people in Mexico
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2023
- Sacred pilgrimage route spanning five Mexican states: Nayarit, Jalisco, Durango, Zacatecas, and San Luis Potosí
- Culminates in Wirikuta, the most sacred landscape in Wixárika cosmology, located in San Luis Potosí
- Encompasses 14 major sacred sites and numerous shrines tied to deities and ancestors
The Wixárika Route through Sacred Sites to Wirikuta (Tatehuarí Huajuyé) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that protects the ancestral pilgrimage path and sacred landscape of the Wixárika people, also known as the Huichol. Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2023, it represents one of the most continuous indigenous pilgrimages in the world. Rather than recognizing a single built monument, UNESCO designation honors a living cultural landscape shaped by centuries of spiritual practice and ...