Recently, the Committee decided to open up to new categories such as cultural landscapes and routes, industrial heritage (for example, this year, Ivrea, the industrial city of the 20th century, in Italy), deserts, marine sites coastal and small island sites, so that the list is more diverse and more representative of World Heritage. The sites proposed for inscription must meet at least one of the ten selection criteria, such as, for example, representing a masterpiece of human creative genius, testifying to an exchange of influences during History, to bear exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a living or extinct civilization, or else to represent natural phenomena of exceptional beauty and aesthetic importance or, of course, to be eminently representative examples of ecological and biological processes … Italy is the country with the largest number (54), followed by China (53), Spain (47), France (44), Germany (44), and finally, Mexico (35).
China: Fanjingshan, a very rare ecosystemSouth Korea: the Sansa, mountain Buddhist monasteriesFrance: the Chaine des Puys Tectonic High Place – Limagne FaultIndonesia: Heritage of the Ombilin coal mine in SawahluntoAustralia: Budj Bim Cultural LandscapeColombia: Chiribiquete National Park and “The Maloca of the Jaguars”Czech Republic: Landscape of breeding and training of ceremonial carriage horses in Kladruby nad LabemChina: Archaeological ruins of the city of LiangzhuTurkey: Göbekli Tepe and its mysterious templeLaos: Xieng Khouang Megalithic Jar Sites – Plain of JarsBurkina Faso: Ancient iron metallurgy sitesDenmark: Aasivissuit-Nipisat, Inuit hunting groundsAzerbaijan: Historic Center of Sheki with the Khan’s PalaceOman: the ancient city of QalhatIndia: City of Jaipur, RajasthanSouth Africa: the mountains of Barberton MakhonjwaBahrain: Tombs of the Dilmun cultureCanada: Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’piGermany: the border archaeological complex of Hedeby and the DanevirkeJapan: Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Set: Ancient Japanese Burial MoundsSpain: the caliphal city of Medina AzaharaSpain: Cultural Landscape of Risco Caido and the Sacred Mountains of Gran CanariaItaly: The Prosecco Hills of Conegliano and ValdobbiadeneIran: The Sasanian Archaeological Landscape of the Fars RegionMexico: the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley and its original habitat in MesoamericaThe 20th Century Architectural Works of Frank Lloyd WrightIraq: BabylonMyanmar: BaganUnited Kingdom: Jodrell Bank ObservatoryCzech Republic: Mining region Erzgebirge/KrušnohoříPoland: Prehistoric striped flint mining region of KrzemionkiPortugal: Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in BragaKorea: Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian AcademiesPortugal: Mafra Royal Building – Palace, Basilica, Convent, Cerco Garden and Hunting Park (Tapada)Russia: Churches of the Pskov School of ArchitectureIceland: Vatnajökull National Park – the dynamic nature of fire and iceChina: Migratory bird sanctuary along the coastline of the Yellow Sea and the Bohai GulfFrance: French Southern Lands and SeasBrazil: Paraty and Ilha Grande – culture and biodiversity
Imagine yourself in a place between Canada and Russia and suddenly, for just 30 seconds, the moon appears in all its splendor and disappears before your eyes. But even more impressive, for just 5 seconds, a total eclipse of the sun happens right after.
Unprecedented and spectacular! Video filmed in real-time.
It is the so-called perigee, a point in the orbit of a star around the Earth, where the proximity of the Moon is so evident that, suddenly, we perceive the great speed at which the Earth is moving.
The Moon is seen from the Arctic Circle, between Russia and Canada, only for a few seconds, but it’s worth watching. It’s a spectacular sight.
It looks like the Moon is going to collide with Earth…
In a place in Peru, there is a surprising landscape of salt terraces, they are “Las Salinas de Maras”. Their exploitation is as old as the Inca empire and they are located on the side of a hill in the “Sacred Valley”. The name of the salt flats in Quechua is Kachi Raqay and it is made up of about five thousand pools of about 5 square meters each, the water is filtered in the pools and evaporates by the action of the intense sun, causing the crystals of coarse salt to sprout. After 1 month the salt reaches 10 cm tall and has to be harvested.In one part of Peru, there are some islands built with totora, where a community lives whose origins date back to times before the Incas: they are the Floating Islands of San Pedro de Kapi in Lake Titicaca, home to the Uros. They are located in the Bay of Puno and there are about 20. Each one is inhabited by 3 to 10 Uro-Aymara families, who build and roof their houses with reed mats, as well as make the islands. The Uros call themselves kotsuña, “the lake people”, and maintain the tradition of artisanal fishing, especially karachi and silverside, as well as hunting wild birds.In a place in Peru, there is a place of visual magnificence: it is the Cordillera Huayhuash, legendary for being the source of the mighty Amazon. It has peaks that rise above 6,600 m, the Huayhuash is a compact range of 20 main mountains knotted by the blue of the glacial ice and beautiful lakes. It is considered the best place in the world for Andean trekking. A trip around the entire circuit is 170 kilometers of hard walking.
With images from ScotlandMay the path meet you.May the wind always blow at your back and the rain fall soft on your fields.And until we meet again, may the Future smile on you constantly.May you live as long as you want and may you always be able to live fully.Always remember to forget the things that made you sad, but never forget to remember the ones that made you happy.Always remember to forget the friends who turned out to be false, but never forget to remember those who remained faithful.Always remember to forget about the problems that have already passed, but never forget to remember the good things of each day.May the saddest day in your future be no worse than the happiest day in your past.May the roof never fall on you and may the friends gathered under it never leave.May you always have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night, and may the way always open at your door.
May you always have warm words in a cold evening, a full moon in a dark night, and may the way always open at your
May you live a hundred years, with an extra year to repent.May the Future keep you in its “hands” and don’t squeeze its fingers too much.May your neighbors respect you, problems leave you, your friends accompany you, and your health does not fail you.And may the fate of the Celtic hills embrace you.May you never regret being born.May your conscience be light and your heart heavy with friendship and love.May good luck pursue you, and each day and night you have walls against the wind, a roof from the rain, drinks by the fire, laughter that comforts those you love, and that your heart may be filled with everything you desire.May you see your children’s children, may your misfortune be brief and leave you rich with longing. May you know nothing but happiness from this day forward.May you have many years of life, pursuing Friendship, Solidarity, and Peace among all Human Beings……and so be it every year, forever!
Letter to the Tenant (no mistake, it’s for you), Read, it takes only 2 minutes or so.
Mr tenant, I inform you that the lease we made thousands of years ago is about to expire.It needs to be renewed, but we have to review some fundamental points:1 – You need to pay the energy bill. It’s too high! How do you spend so much?2 – Before I’ve given you plenty of water, today I no longer have that amount. We need to renegotiate your use.3 – Why are there people at home eating enough and others who are starving if the field is so big? If you take good care of the land, there will be food for everyone!4 – You cut trees that gave shade, air and balance. The sun is very hot and the heat has increased. Think about starting to plant them again!5 – All animals and plants in my huge garden must be cared for and preserved I looked for some animals and didn’t find them. When I leased you the house they existed…6 – I did not see the fish that lived in rivers and lakes. Did you catch them all? NOT?! So where are they?7 – What strange colors are these that I see in the sky?! I don’t see blue!8 – Speaking now of garbage, what is this dirt, hey??? I found strange objects along the way! Tires, plastics… what is this?Well, it’s time to talk. I need to know if you want to continue living here. If so, what do you want to do to fulfill the contract? I wish you were always with me but everything has a limit.Do you want to stop and think? I await your answers and attitudes….SINCERELY: Your house, Earth
From the PowerPoint presentation “Carta al inquilino” by Pequeñas Semillitas
The Ghana National FlagAccra (capital)The busy streets of KumasiAccra, the capital of Ghana, is a friendly city of about four million people. Its architecture ranges from traditional African buildings to large elegant colonial houses and modern high-rise buildings.Taxis on the main street of AccraResidential areaAirport City, AccraBlack Star Square and Independence Arch, AccraAchimota SchoolIndependence Square, AccraDeserted beachAxim BeachAmedzofe VillageFishing HarbourLake AkosomboFishing BoatsPottery MarketGhana, West AfricaButre is a village in Ahanta West District, a district in the Western Region of Ghana.Ghana FishermanCoconutsCocoa Jute BagsMole National ParkMole National Park is a Ghanaian national park located in the northwest of the country. It is the park in Ghana with the largest area.AccraSenya BerakuKokrobite BeachGhana Kids SurfSenya Beraku FortChâteau Cape CoastDixcoveLarabanga is a village in West Gonja District, a district in the north-western part of the region of Ghana. The village is known for its whitewashed, adobe Sahelian mosque dating from 1421.Larbanga MosqueElmina CastlePikworo Slave CampDixcove seen from the fortCash
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Pictures from Internet. Based on ppt presentation “Le Ghana”, which its author is not identified.
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