Sacred Huichol pilgrimage route recognized for its cultural significance
The Huichol Indigenous People’s Route, a pre-Columbian pilgrimage that traverses Mexico’s sacred sites in the center and west of the country, has been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List. This ancestral pilgrimage, covering nearly 550 kilometers, connects 20 sacred sites that are fundamental to the worldview of the Wixárika people (also known as the Huichol).