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Each record includes the UNESCO reference number, site name, category (cultural / natural / mixed), year of inscription, applicable cultural/natural criteria, coordinates, area in hectares, any danger-list years, the UNESCO region, the full list of countries sharing the site, and a transboundary flag.", "category": "culture", "source": "https://github.com/rich-iannone/UWHS", "source_url": "https://github.com/rich-iannone/UWHS", "updated": "2026-04", "record_count": 32, "columns": [ { "key": "ref_no", "label": "Ref No", "type": "number" }, { "key": "name", "label": "Name", "type": "string" }, { "key": "category", "label": "Category", "type": "string" }, { "key": "date_inscribed", "label": "Date Inscribed", "type": "number" }, { "key": "criteria", "label": "Criteria", "type": "string" }, { "key": "lat", "label": "Lat", "type": "number" }, { "key": "lon", "label": "Lon", "type": "number" }, { "key": "area_hectares", "label": "Area Hectares", "type": "number" }, { "key": "danger_list", 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"mixed", "date_inscribed": 2002, "criteria": "c2, c3, c4, c6", "lat": 18.1225, "lon": -89.78333, "area_hectares": "", "danger_list": "", "unesco_region": "Latin America and the Caribbean", "countries": "mx", "transboundary": false }, { "ref_no": 1079, "name": "Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Queretaro", "category": "cultural", "date_inscribed": 2003, "criteria": "c2, c3", "lat": 21.20438889, "lon": -99.46411111, "area_hectares": 103.7, "danger_list": "", "unesco_region": "Latin America and the Caribbean", "countries": "mx", "transboundary": false }, { "ref_no": 1136, "name": "Luis Barragan House and Studio", "category": "cultural", "date_inscribed": 2004, "criteria": "c1, c2", "lat": 19.41833333, "lon": -99.19833333, "area_hectares": 0.1161, "danger_list": "", "unesco_region": "Latin America and the Caribbean", "countries": "mx", "transboundary": false }, { "ref_no": 1182, "name": "Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California", "category": "natural", 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