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Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
Humberstone and Santa Laura works contain over 200 former saltpeter works where workers from Chile,...
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Uploaded on Jun 6, 2007
Tikal National Park
In the heart of the jungle, surrounded by lush vegetation, lies one of the major sites of Mayan...
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Uploaded on Jun 4, 2007
Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing
The Temple of Heaven, founded in the first half of the 15th century, is a dignified complex of fine...
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Royal Palaces of Abomey
From 1625 to 1900, 12 kings succeeded one another at the head of the powerful Kingdom of Abomey. With...
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Angkor
Angkor is one of the most important archaeological sites in South-East Asia. Stretching over some 400...
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Site of Palmyra
An oasis in the Syrian desert, north-east of Damascus, Palmyra contains the monumental ruins of a...
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Ha Long Bay
Ha Long Bay, in the Gulf of Tonkin, includes some 1,600 islands and islets, forming a spectacular...
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Canaima National Park
Canaima National Park is spread over 3 million ha in south-eastern Venezuela along the border between...
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Historic Centre of Bukhara
Bukhara, which is situated on the Silk Route, is more than 2,000 years old. It is the most complete...
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Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls
These are among the most spectacular waterfalls in the world. The Zambezi river, which is more than 2...
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Pueblo de Taos
Situated in the valley of a small tributary of the Rio Grande, this adobe settlement – consisting of...
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Kilimanjaro National Park
At 5,895 m, Kilimanjaro is the highest point in Africa. This volcanic massif stands in splendid...
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Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
Stonehenge and Avebury, in Wiltshire, are among the most famous groups of megaliths in the world. The...
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Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba
The Koutammakou landscape in northeastern Togo, which extends into neighbouring Benin, is home to the...
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Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn
This is the most glaciated part of the Alps, containing Europe's largest glacier and a range...
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Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatian Region
These five archaeological sites, stretching over more than 60 km in the Nile valley, are testimony to...
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Golden Temple of Dambulla
A sacred pilgrimage site for 22 centuries, this cave monastery, with its five sanctuaries, is the...
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Aldabra Atoll
The atoll is comprised of four large coral islands which enclose a shallow lagoon; the group of...
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Uploaded on Jun 4, 2007
