Northern Mexico and the US Southwest
Wixárika
Lands
Sierra Madre Occidental in Jalisco and Nayarit, Mexico, with communities in Durango and Zacatecas
Countries Mexico
Facts 3
Achievement
In July 2025 UNESCO added the Wixárika Route through sacred sites to Wirikuta, a 500 km corridor, to the World Heritage List after decades of Wixaritari requests.
As of 2025 Source: Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH), Boletín No. 334: La Ruta Wixárika por los sitios sagrados a Wirikuta es inscrita en la Lista de Patrimonio Mundial de la UNESCO (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Culture
Wixárika artists are known for yarn paintings, made by pressing yarn into a wax base on wooden boards, and for finely worked beadwork.
Source: Sistema de Información Cultural, Secretaría de Cultura (Mexico), Huicholes (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Land
At the end of the 1700s Wixárika communities received land titles that defined the boundaries of their present-day communities.
Source: Sistema de Información Cultural, Secretaría de Cultura (Mexico), Huicholes (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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