Wednesday, March 27, 2013

World Heritage Sites in Americas {2}

(1) Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves, Paraná, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro states,
 Brazil


(2) Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (In Danger),
Belize, Stann Creek and Toledo Districts, Belize


(3) Brasília, Federal District, Brazil


(4) Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves,
Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil


(5) Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park, Saint Kitts,
Saint Kitts and Nevis


(6) Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Illinois, United States


(7) Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, Mexico


(8) Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, Alberta and British Columbia, Canada


(9) Canaima National Park, Bolívar, Venezuela


(10) Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico, United States



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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

World Heritage Sites in Americas {1}

(1) Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila Jalisco,  Mexico


(2) Alejandro de Humboldt National Park, Holguín and Guantánamo, Cuba


(3) Ancient Maya City of Calakmul, Campeche, Campeche, Mexico


(4) Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez Department, Guatemala


(5) Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba, 
Santiago de Cuba and Guantánamo,  Cuba


(6) Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco,
Miacatlán, Morelos, Mexico


(7) Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quiriguá,
Izabal Department, Guatemala


(8) Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panama City,
Panamá District, Panamá Province, Panama


(9) Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes ,Chihuahua, Mexico


(10) Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Guanacaste and Alajuela Provinces, Costa Rica



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World Heritage Sites in Africa {13}

(1) Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve, Melaky, Madagascar


(2) Tsodilo, North-West, Botswana


(3) Twyfelfontein or /Ui-//aes, Kunene, Namibia


(4) uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa


(5) Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve, Praslin, Seychelles


(6) Virunga National Park (In Danger), North Kivu and Orientale,
 Democratic Republic of the Congo


(7) Vredefort Dome, Free State and North West, South Africa


(8) W National Park of Niger, Say Department, Niger


(9) Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley), Faiyum Governorate, Egypt



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World Heritage Sites in Africa {12}

(1) Sukur Cultural Landscape, Madagali, Nigeria


(2) Taï National Park, Guiglo and Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire


(3) Tassili n'Ajjer, Illizi and Tamanrasset, Algeria


(4) Teide National Park, Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain


(5) Timbuktu (In Danger), Timbuktu Cercle, Mali


(6) Timgad, Batna Province, Algeria


(7) Tipasa , Tipaza, Algeria


(8) Tiya, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region, Ethiopia


(9) Tomb of Askia (In Danger), Gao Region, Mali


(10) Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi (In Danger), Kampala District, Uganda



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World Heritage Sites in Africa {11}

(1) Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests, Coast Province, Kenya


(2) Saint Catherine Area, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt


(3) Salonga National Park (In Danger), Maniema and South Kivu,
 Democratic Republic of the Congo


(4) Saloum Delta, Senegal


(5) San Cristóbal de la Laguna, Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain


(6) Selous Game Reserve, Lindi Region, Morogoro Region, Mtwara Region,
Pwani Region, and Ruvuma Region, United Republic of Tanzania


(7) Serengeti National Park, Arusha Region, Mara Region, and Shinyanga Region,
 United Republic of Tanzania


(8) Simien National Park (In Danger), Amhara Region, Ethiopia


(9) Stone Circles of Senegambia, Central River Division and Kaolack Region,
 Gambia  ~ Senegal (Trans-border sites)


(10) Stone Town of Zanzibar, Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania


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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

World Heritage Sites in Africa {10}

(1) Rainforests of the Atsinanana Eastern Madagascar,
 Madagascar (In Danger)

(2) Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape
Northern Cape, South Africa

(3) Robben Island Western Cape, South Africa

(4) Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus Fezzan, Libya

(5) Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela  Amhara Region, Ethiopia

(6) Royal Hill of Ambohimanga Antananarivo, Madagascar

(7) Royal Palaces of Abomey Zou Department, Benin

(8) Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara 
Kilwa District, United Republic of Tanzania (in Danger)

(9) The Ruins of Loropéni, Loropéni, Burkina Faso

(10) Rwenzori Mountains National Park Bundibugyo District,
Kabarole District, and Kasese District, Uganda


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