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Are you planning to travel to Ecuador? You will surely miss out on incredible experiences and things to do in Quito if you skip this gem of a city.
Source: 19 Excellent Things To Do in Quito, Ecuador on Vacation
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In the dusty plains of present-day Sindh in southern Pakistan lie the remains of one of the world’s most impressive ancient cities that most people have never heard of.
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Establishing the age of K’gari (Fraser Island) confirms it emerged before the reef, despite the climate being suitable for coral growth long before then.
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Cambodia upgrades Angkor region in search for a new kind of visitor…
Source: Cambodia upgrades Angkor region in search for a new kind of visitor
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Source: We Could Lose These Landmarks and Natural Wonders Forever
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PLANS for a new welcoming centre to boost tourism to a Bradford district village are set to be unveiled.
Source: How one of Bradford’s most famous villages plans to boost tourism
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A current exhibition in the gallery of the Bauhaus Center in Tel Aviv contrasts the similarities between the Bauhaus architecture of Tel Aviv and the Art Deco architecture in Mumbai.
Source: Parallels between Tel Aviv, Mumbai shown at new exhibition
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Vietnam surpassed Armenia, Brazil, Egypt, Greece, Japan and Saudi Arabia to claim the “world’s leading heritage destination” title at this year’s World Travel Awards.
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Sagar Purswani has listed some of the best places to witness the light and sound shows in Madhya Pradesh. These incredible shows will surely take you back to the history.
Source: 5 enthralling light and sound shows in Madhya Pradesh taking us back to the days of yore
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Applications for NPAF’s February 2023 residency at Chaco Culture National Historical Park are being accepted through November 15, 2022.
Source: You Could Make Art at Chaco Canyon, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar who arrived in Cambodia on Friday is set to inaugurate the recently restored Hall of Dancers at the famed Ta Prohm temple, located inside the Angkor Heritage Park adjacent to the cultural and tourist province of Siem Reap.
Source: Vice President Dhankar to inaugurate restored ‘Hall of Dancers’ at Ta Prohm temple in Cambodia
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Switzerland’s metre gauge Rhaetian Railway (RhB) achieved global attention on October 29 by breaking the record for the longest passenger train ever operated.
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Gobekli Tepe is one of the oldest human-built structures in the world. Despite the best efforts of modern science, it is still largely a mystery.
Source: Gobekli Tepe: The world’s first temple that’s 6,000 years older than Stonehenge
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The Northeast Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways has decided to operate the evening service of one pecial joyride under the toy train service of Darjeeling Himalayan Railways for the upcoming annual Ghum Festival.
Source: WB: Northeast Frontier Railways to operate evening service of ‘Joyride’ during annual Ghum Festival
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Glaciers in beloved travel destinations, including Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Italy’s Dolomites, will be gone within the next 30 years, new research shows. And the effects of that loss will be catastrophic.
Source: These UNESCO World Heritage Glaciers Are Set to Disappear by 2050
Photo: Robert Harding Picture Library
For 50 years, UNESCO’S venerable list has recognized places of “outstanding universal value” for protection. But it comes with challenges from development to overtourism.
Source: Is World Heritage status enough to save endangered sites?
Photo: US National Park Service
A United Nations report warns of imperiled glaciers at iconic World Heritage sites — but climate action could save most of them.
Source: Glaciers in Yellowstone and Yosemite on track to vanish within decades, UN report warns
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Source: 5 Russian Orthodox churches in Germany on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
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