Mexican Natural Monuments
- Mexican Natural Monuments
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Mexico's Natural Monuments (or Monumentos Naturales in Spanish) are four federally-recognized protected natural areas that are administrated by the federal National Commission of Protected Natural Areas (CONANP).[1]
CONANP defines Natural Monuments as areas that contain one or more natural elements, that have a unique character, aesthetic, historic, or scientific value, that require absolute protection. Sites do not need to have a variety of ecosystems to be included in this category.[1]
List of Sites
The four sites are:
References
External links
CONANP's official website
Wikimedia Foundation.
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