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- UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Week: Get a Chinese Visa to See Giant Pandas
- Get a Turkmenistan Visa to See Ancient Parthian Fortresses
- Cameroon Visa Requirements For Dja Faunal Reserve
- Mauritanian Tourist Visa Requirements for Banc d’Arguin National Park
Posts Tagged ‘UNESCO World Heritage Sites’
Get an Indian Visa to See Nanda Devi and the Valley of Flowers
March 11th, 2010
This week's UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Week is a set of two national parks in India, Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers. Nanda Devi is India's second-highest mountain, rising 25,643 feet into the air. It is often referred to the patron goddess of the Uttarakhand Himalaya.
Nearby, the lush beauty of the Valley of Flowers offers a pleasing contrast to the jagged peaks of Nanda Devi. As you might expect from the name, Valley of Flowers is covered in so many flowers that locals legends say it is inhabited by fairies!
UNESCO named both parks World Heritage Sites in 2008, saying:
"Together they encompass a unique transition zone between the mountain ranges of the Zanskar and Great Himalaya, praised by mountaineers and botanists for over a century and in Hindu mythology for much lo
UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Week: Get a Chinese Visa to See Giant Pandas
February 17th, 2010
Who doesn't love pandas? With their big, over-sized heads and gentle faces, they look like they are just waiting to be picked up and hugged (although they will bite if provoked- see this amusing story about a Chinese student who broke into a panda cage and tried to hug one, only to discover he'd bitten off more than he could chew.)
There are some pandas in zoos in America, but for the full panda experience, you really have to go to the Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries.The panda sanctuaries protect the largest stretch of habitat remaining for the giant panda, and contain the largest panda captive breeding program. The area is home to 30% of the world's giant pandas and has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2006.
In addition to housing giant pandas, the sanctuaries also protect
Get a Turkmenistan Visa to See Ancient Parthian Fortresses
February 8th, 2010
This week's UNESCO World Heritage Site is located in the country of Turkmenistan. The Parthian Fortresses of Nisa are the remains of two fortresses that date back to the Parthian Empire, which ruled the area from the middle of the 3rd century BC to the 3rd century AD.
The Parthians competed with the Roman Empire, providing a barrier to expansion that they were never able to defeat. Nisa was their capital city. The two fortresses contained in the UNESCO World Heritage site date from different time periods, and are called Old Nisa and New Nisa.
The UNESCO World Heritage website says that Nisa was chosen to receive the World Heritage Site designation because "the archaeological remains vividly illustrate the significant interaction of cultural influences from central Asia and from the M
Cameroon Visa Requirements For Dja Faunal Reserve
January 30th, 2010
This week's featured UNESCO World Heritage site is the Dja Faunal Reserve in Cameroon. The Reserve was first listed as a World Heritage site in 1987 for it's rich biodiversity. The UNESCO site calls it "one of the largest and best-protected rainforests in Africa, with 90% of its area left undisturbed."
Inside the reserve, you can find various types of primates, including monkeys, lowland gorillas and chimpanzees. Elephants, leopards and wild hogs roam the forest, while two threatened species of crocodile swim in the Dja River, which provides a natural border for the southern edge of the park .
The Dja Faunal Reserve is not just home to animals, however. People live there, too. In the forest, a small group of Pygmies lives a (mostly) traditional lifestyle.
To visit the Djal
Mauritanian Tourist Visa Requirements for Banc d’Arguin National Park
January 10th, 2010
This week's UNESCO World Heritage Site of the week is located in the African desert, in the country of Mauritania. Banc d'Arguin National Park lies along the west coast of the country. The area is remote, and travelers should read the State Department's Country-Specific Information page on Mauritania to make sure that they are taking the proper precautions.
However, the park is a paradise for birdwatchers. Located where the desert meets the ocean, Banc d'Arguin National Park shelters a wide variety of birds through the winter, and serves as breeding grounds and nursery for 25,000 and 40,000 pairs of birds representing 15 different species.
Birds that either winter in or nest in the park include flamingos, several species of terns, white pelicans, plovers, herons and spoonbills.
