Cultural Triumphs: UNESCO Welcomes 27 New Additions to the World Heritage Sites
December 9, 2023 The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) consistently acknowledges significant locations marked by our
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December 9, 2023 The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) consistently acknowledges significant locations marked by our
October 16, 2023 The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) consistently acknowledges significant locations marked by our
Many of the latest additions—which include Viking-age ring fortresses and Latvia’s Old Town of Kuldīga—are worth building a trip around.
The 1,700-year-old archaeological site Tak'alik Ab'aj in Guatemala was added to UNESCO's world heritage site list
Maya, Mesoamerican Indians occupying a nearly continuous territory in southern Mexico, Guatemala, and northern Belize. In the early 21st century some 30 Mayan languages were spoken by more than five million people, most of whom were bilingual in Spanish. Before the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Central America, the Maya possessed one of the greatest civilizations of the Western Hemisphere (see pre-Columbian civilizations: The earliest Maya civilization of the lowlands). They practiced agriculture, built great stone buildings and pyramid temples, worked gold and copper, and used a form of hie...