Detourmap
Nature & landscapes in Mexico
Mexico has 174 nature & landscapes on Detourmap — parks, mountains, waterfalls, caves, volcanoes and coves. The best known is Popocatépetl. Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them; this is 1–150, on page 1 of 2.
- Nature
- 174
- Oldest
- Chicxulub crater 66 million years ago
- Little known
- 108 of 174
- Most from
- 20th century
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4.Chicxulub crater
Nature · 660000th century BC · Renowned
Prehistoric impact crater buried underneath the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico
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32.Sacred Cenote
Nature · Notable
Water-filled sinkhole at the Maya archaeological site of Chichen Itza,
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34.Lagunas de Montebello National Park
Nature · 20th century · Notable
National park in Chiapas, Mexico
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35.Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California
Nature · Notable
World Heritage site in Mexico
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37.Parque Nacional Cumbres de Monterrey
Nature · 20th century · Notable
National park in Nuevo Leon, Mexico
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57.Grutas de Cacahuamilpa National Park
Nature · 20th century · Notable
Park in Mexico featuring cave systems and underground rivers
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76.Basaltic Prisms of Santa María Regla
Nature · Hidden gem
Interlocking basalt columns in Hidalgo, Mexico
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91.Amistad Reservoir
Nature · 20th century · Hidden gem
Reservoir on the Rio Grande at its confluence with the Devils River in Texas and Mexico
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93.Isla San Francisco
Nature · Hidden gem
Island in the Gulf of California off the coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico
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100.Guilá Naquitz Cave
Nature · 108th century BC · Hidden gem
Site of early domestication of several food crops in Oaxaca, Mexico
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107.Molino de Flores Nezahualcóyotl National Park
Nature · 20th century · Hidden gem
Texcoco, Mexico
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108.Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park
Nature · 20th century · Hidden gem
Marine protected area in the Cozumel reef system off Mexico
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109.Los Mármoles National Park
Nature · 20th century · Hidden gem
National park in Mexico es mi estimado anímese.
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115.Choo-Ha
Nature · Hidden gem
Small cenote close to the Mayan site of Cobá in central Yucatán Peninsula
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118.Fuentes Brotantes de Tlalpan National Park
Nature · 20th century · Hidden gem
National park in Mexico
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119.Cerro de las Campanas
Nature · 20th century · Hidden gem
Hill and national park in Querétaro, Mexico
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121.Insurgente José María Morelos National Park
Nature · 20th century · Hidden gem
National park in Mexico
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126.La Primavera Biosphere Reserve
Nature · Hidden gem
Biosphere reserve in Mexico | designated in 2006
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138.Volcán Tacaná Biosphere Reserve
Nature · Hidden gem
Biosphere reserve in Mexico | designated in 2006
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139.Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve
Nature · Hidden gem
Biosphere reserve in Mexico | designated in 1993. Extended in 1995
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150.Arrecife de Puerto Morelos National Park
Nature · 20th century · Hidden gem
National park in Mexico
Questions about this page
How many nature & landscapes are there in Mexico?
174 on this map, out of 25,830 worldwide. That is what Wikidata records for Mexico with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article — the real number on the ground is larger, and for some countries much larger.
What is the best known of the nature & landscapes in Mexico?
Popocatépetl. North America volcano.
Which is the oldest?
Chicxulub crater, dated to 66 million years ago. 36 of these 174 carry a founding date, 2 of them from before the year 1000.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.