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Hace 2 días · As of April 2024, there are 56 entries (16 natural, 40 cultural) on the List of World Heritage in Danger. Arranged by the UNESCO regions, 23 of the listed sites are located in the Arab States, 14 in Africa, 6 in Latin America and the Caribbean, 6 in Asia and the Pacific, and 7 in Europe and North America. The majority of the endangered natural ...
Hace 2 días · List of archaeological sites by country. This is a list of notable archaeological sites sorted by country and territories. For one sorted by continent and time period, see the list of archaeological sites by continent and age .
Hace 3 días · The first park established by the federal government of Canada, Banff includes the Valley of the Ten Peaks, the Wapta and Waputik Icefields, several ski resorts, and the communities of Lake Louise and Banff. It is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site and adjacent to Kootenay, Yoho, and Jasper National Parks.
Hace 5 días · Machu Picchu, site of ancient Inca ruins located about 50 miles from Cuzco, Peru, in the Cordillera de Vilcabamba of the Andes Mountains. One of the few major pre-Columbian ruins found nearly intact, it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1983. Learn more about Machu Picchu.
Hace 1 día · Geographical treatment of North America, including maps and statistics as well as a survey of its geologic history, land, people, and economy. It occupies the northern portion of the ‘New World.’ North America, the world’s third largest continent, lies mainly between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer.
Hace 5 días · Since the late 1970s, UNESCO has established roughly 1.2K World Heritage Sites around the globe in a bid to preserve natural beauty, culture, and history for future generations. World Heritage Sites span everything from gorgeous natural sights to world-renowned architecture and other human accomplishments. While countries like Italy, China, and ...
Hace 5 días · The ancestors of contemporary American Indians were members of nomadic hunting and gathering cultures. These peoples traveled in small family-based bands that moved from Asia to North America during the last ice age; from approximately 30,000–12,000 years ago, sea levels were so low that a “ land bridge ” connecting the two continents was ...
