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Filming the heritage!

August 24, 2014December 24, 2015

This article boasts of our rich culture and beautiful sites, beautiful enough that the film makers couldn?t stop themselves from using the locations to the …

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Article on Gulf of Porto

August 17, 2014December 24, 2015

The coast of the Gulf of Porto is one of Corsica’s most famous landscapes, and rightly so – with its dramatic sculpted red rock and …

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Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang

July 16, 2014December 24, 2015

The?Forbidden City?was the Chinese imperial?palace?from the?Ming dynasty?to the end of the?Qing dynasty. It is located in the center of?Beijing, China, and now houses the?Palace Museum. …

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Medina of Tetouan, Morocco

July 16, 2014December 24, 2015

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Ruwenzori Mountains National Park

July 10, 2014December 24, 2015

The?Ruwenzori mountains?in southwestern?Uganda?are a high well watered massif rising above dry plains. Rwenzori Mountains National Park (0?06′ – 0?46’N and 29?47′- 30?11’E), a World Heritage …

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Acropolis, Athens

July 10, 2014December 24, 2015

Acropolis, Athens The Acropolis?was both the fortified citadel and state sanctuary of the?ancient city?of Athens. Although the great building programs of the 5th century B.C. …

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Colonial City of Santo Domingo

July 10, 2014December 24, 2015

Colonial City of Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, capital city of the Dominican Republic, is the oldest continually inhabited European settlement in the Americas, having been …

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Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park

July 10, 2014December 24, 2015

Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park?is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a well-preserved fortress on a hill on the island of …

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Tikal National Park

July 10, 2014December 24, 2015

Tikal National Park is a large archaeological site that has the structures of pre-columbian Maya civilization. It is located in?the Northern Guatemala department of Pet?n …