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Quebrada de Humahuaca
A 10,000-year tapestry of human occupation pressed into a single Andean gorge: Inca fortresses, colonial missions, and vividly…
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Richat Structure
From the ground it looks like a series of rocky ridges in the Sahara. From orbit, it reveals…
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Risco Caído — Guanche Astronomical Sanctuaries of Gran Canaria
Carved into the vertical walls of a remote ravine in Gran Canaria's highlands, the Risco Caído sanctuaries are…
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Rising Star Cave – Dinaledi Chamber
A narrow cave system in the Cradle of Humankind where, in 2013, the remains of at least 15…
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Royal Palaces of Abomey
For nearly three centuries, twelve successive kings of Dahomey each built their palace within the same 40-hectare royal…
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Rujm el-Hiri (Gilgal Refaim)
A massive Bronze Age monument of concentric basalt stone rings on the Golan plateau, Rujm el-Hiri is one…
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Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas
Three groups of Hoysala temples at Belur, Halebidu, and Somnathapura in Karnataka, where every exterior surface is encrusted…
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Sacred Island of Okinoshima
A tiny uninhabited island 60 km off northern Kyushu, Okinoshima is one of the most restricted and sacred…
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Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests
Eleven sacred forest enclosures along 200 km of the Kenyan coast — living heritage sites where the nine…
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