Continent |
Country |
Region |
Place |
What |
Africa |
Algeria |
M’Sila |
Al Qal’a of Beni Hammad |
Former capital of Hamadid empire, ruins are found within picturesque hills |
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Algeria |
Setif |
Djémila |
Contains ruins of Roman Empire architecture, located 900m above sea |
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Algeria |
Ghardaia |
M’Zab Valley |
Cool looking fortified city with traditional stone houses from 10th century |
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Algeria |
Illizi and Tamanghasset |
Tassili n’Ajjer |
Important pre-historic cave art, 15,000 drawings and carvings from 6,000 BC. The area also contains the Forest of Rock |
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Algeria |
Batna |
Timgad |
Ruins of Roman town from 100 AD built by Emperor Trajan |
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Algeria |
Tipasa |
Tipasa |
Ancient ruins of a trading town conquered by Rome, on the slopes of Mediterranean Sea |
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Benin |
Province du Zou |
Royal Palaces of Abomey |
Palaces of the vanished kingdom of Abomey |
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Botswana |
Ngamiland District |
Tsodilo |
One of the highest concentrations of rock art in the world, contains more than 4,500 important archaeological paintings |
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Botswana |
Okavango Delta |
Moremi Reserve |
Safari |
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Djibouti |
Tadjoura |
Lake Assal |
Saltiest Lake on Land |
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Egypt |
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Pyramids of Giza |
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Ethiopia |
Afar |
Lower Valley of the Awash |
Important palaeontological site where 4 million years old remains were found, place where remains of Lucy were found |
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Ethiopia |
Tigrai |
Aksum |
Ancient city of Aksum was once the most powerful state between Roman and Persian Empires, tall obelisks, tombs, royal castle and other ruins can be found there |
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Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela |
Site contains 11 medieval monolithic cave churches in what wasknown as the 13th-century ‘New Jerusalem’ |
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Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Fasil Ghebbi |
Fortress city surrounded by 900 meter stone wall was once a seat of emperor Fasilides |
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Ethiopia |
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Lower Valley of the Omo |
Remains of Homo Gracilis were found at Lake Turkana, important archeological findings |
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Ethiopia |
Gondar |
Simien National Park |
Impressively looking landscape with eroded rock formations, home to some unique animals |
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Ghana |
Asante |
Asante Traditional Buildings |
Last remaining structures of once great Asante civilization that reached its peak in the 18th century |
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Ghana |
Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions |
Forts and Castles |
14th – 18th century fortified trading posts built by the Portuguese |
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Ghana |
Central Region |
Kakum National Park |
330 Meters Long Canopy Walkway |
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Senegal |
Cape Verde |
Island of Gorée |
Lies opposite Dakar, this was once the largest slave trading centre in Africa |
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Senegal |
Djoudj River |
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary |
Home to 1,5 Million birds |
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Seychelles |
Seychelles |
Seychelles |
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Tanzania |
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Mount Kilimanjaro |
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Tunisia |
Tunis |
Carthage Archaeological Site |
Former great trading empire contains ruins dating to 9th Century BC |
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Tunisia |
Tunis |
Medina of Tunis |
Once wealthy Islamic city is full of monuments |
|
Tunisia |
El Mahdia |
Amphitheatre of El Jem |
3rd Century Roman Empire amphitheater that could hold 35,000 spectators |
|
Tunisia |
Bizerta |
Ichkeul National Park |
Last remaining lake of the former North African chain, an important stop for migrating birds on their way south |
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Zimbabwe |
Victoria Falls |
Devil’s Pool |
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Antarctic Region |
Antarctica |
Wright Valley |
Don Juan Pond |
Saltiest Lake on Earth |
|
Antarctica |
Wright Valley |
Lake Wanda |
Also Super Salty Lake |
|
Antarctica |
Ross Dependency |
Ross Ice Shelf |
Largest Ice Shelf in Antarctica |
|
Antarctica |
Booth Island |
Lemaire Channel |
11km Long Passage Through Glaciers |
Central America |
Bahamas |
Long Island |
Dean’s Blue Hole |
World’s Deepest Salt Water Blue Hole |
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Belize |
Belize |
Great Blue Hole |
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Costa Rica |
Tilaran |
Arenal Tilaran Conservation Area |
Contains a Volcano, a Suspense Rope Bridge, etc |
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Cuba |
Trinidad |
Salto de Javira |
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Dominican Republic |
Damajagua |
27 Waterfalls |
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Mexico |
Mexico |
Chichen Itza |
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Mexico |
Mexico |
Teotihuacan |
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St. Maarten |
St. Maarten |
Maho Beach |
Airport Beach |
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St. Barts |
St. Barts |
St. Barts |
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Central Asia |
Armenia |
Lorri |
Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin |
Two Byzantine monasteries |
|
Armenia |
Kotayk |
Monastery of Geghard |
Contains a church and tums cut into the rock, located at the entrance to the Azat Valley famous for its towering cliffs |
|
Armenia |
Armavir |
Cathedral of Echmiatsin |
Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots represent classical Armenian style church architecture |
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Bhutan |
Paro |
Tiger’s Nest Monastery |
Awesome Buddhist temple on the steep cliff |
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China |
Jinshanling |
Great Wall of China |
Architecture |
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China |
Henan |
Shaolin Temple |
Temple |
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China |
Guangxi |
River Li |
Karstic Peaks at Guilin, along the Li river |
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China |
Hunan |
Wulingyuan Rocky Peaks |
Tall, Sandstone Pillars |
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China |
Shaanxi |
Terracota Army at The emperor Qin I’s Mausoleum |
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China |
Tibet |
Lake Manasarovar |
Highest Body of Fresh Water in the World |
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China |
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The Forbidden City |
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Hong Kong |
Hong Kong |
Hong Kong |
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India |
Kerala |
Thenmala Rope Bridge |
Crazy Dangerous Bridge |
|
India |
Agra |
Taj Mahal |
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Japan |
off Tokyo |
Mount Fuji |
Highest Mountain in Japan |
|
Japan |
Tokushima Prefecture |
Iya Valley |
Centuries Old Vine Bridges, Very Remote and Difficult to Reach Area Was Once a Hideout for Bandits and Defeated Warriors |
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Maldives |
Maldives |
Maldives |
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Nepal |
Sagarmatha |
Mount Everest |
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Nepal |
Ghasa |
Hanging Bridge |
One of the Most Dangerous in the World |
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Pakistan |
Borak Lake |
Hussaini Bridge |
World’s Most Dangerous Bridge |
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Turkmenistan |
Karakum Desert |
Darvaza Well |
Door to Hell |
Europe |
Albania |
Sarande |
Butrint |
Archaeological site contains ruins of Greek, Roman and Byzantine architecture |
|
Albania |
Central Albania |
Berat and Gjirokastra |
Ottoman period architecture |
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Andorra |
Encamp |
Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley |
Cool landscape with traditional settlements |
|
Czech Republic |
Prague |
Prague Castle |
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Czech Republic |
Kutna Hora |
Sedlec Ossuary |
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Finland |
Valkeala |
Repovesi Nature Park |
Water Taxi Route, Rope Suspense Bridge, Timber Rafting Channels |
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France |
Paris |
The Eiffel Tower |
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France |
Versailles |
Versailles Palace |
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France |
Normandy |
Mont Saint-Michel |
Castle on an Island |
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France |
Paris |
Louvre Museum |
Most Visited Museum in the World |
|
France |
Mont Blanc Massif |
Aiguille du Midi |
Impressive viewing Platform in the Mountain |
|
Germany |
Nordrhein-Westfalen |
Aachen Cathedral |
Chapel from the 8th Century |
|
Germany |
Rheinland-Pfalz |
Speyer Cathedral |
Built in the 10th century, the cathedral was the burial place of German emperors for over 300 years |
|
Germany |
Bavaria |
Würzburg Residence |
Beautiful Baroque castle surrounded by nice gardens |
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Germany |
Bavaria |
Neuschwanstein Castle |
|
|
Gibraltar |
Gibraltar |
Rock of Gibraltar |
|
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Greece |
Thessaly |
Meteora |
Suspended Monasteries |
|
Greece |
Mount Athos |
Mount Athos |
20 Orthodox Monasteries |
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Greece |
Zakynthos |
Navagio |
Shipwreck Cove |
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Greece |
Athens |
The Acropolis of Athens |
|
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Holland |
Amsterdam |
Vondelpark |
Outdoor Park with Film Facilities and Horeca |
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Holland |
Flevoland |
Schokland |
Peninsula that once forced people out of there when it got enroached by the sea but then sea subsided allowing reinhabitation |
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Iceland |
Myvatn |
Dimmu Borgir |
|
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Iceland |
Keflavik |
Blue Lagoon |
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Italy |
Rome |
The Roman Colosseum |
|
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Italy |
Naples |
Vesuvius |
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Italy |
Liguria |
Cinque Terre |
Beautiful Coastline Villages on the Cliffs |
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Monte Carlo |
Monte Carlo |
Monte Carlo Casino |
|
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Norway |
Forsand |
Lysefjorden (Kjeragbolten, Pulpit Rock) |
|
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Poland |
Warsaw |
Warsaw |
Historical centre was reduced to ruin by Nazi Germany but rebuilt after WWII |
|
Poland |
Wieliczka |
Wieliczka Salt Mine |
13th century salt mine contains 300 km of galleries |
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Poland |
Oswiecim |
Auschwitz Birkenau |
Nazi concentration camp |
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Poland |
Cracow |
Cracow |
Cool downtown historical core contains Europe’s largest marketplace and a cathedral where Polish kings were buried |
|
Romania |
Transylvania |
Bran Castle |
Dracula’s Castle |
|
Russia |
Siberia |
Lake Baikal |
World’s oldest (25 – 30 million years old) as well as largest (395 miles wide and more than 5000 feed deep) lake, also home to Baikal Seal – the only exclusively fresh water seal on Earth |
|
Russia |
Moscow |
Red Square |
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Slovakia |
Bojnice |
Bojnice |
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Slovakia |
Poprad |
High Tatras |
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Slovakia |
Spis |
Slovak Paradise |
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Spain |
Malaga |
El Caminito del Rey |
Dangerous Walkway |
|
Spain |
Granada |
Alhambra |
Nice fortress and the residence of Emirs that once ruled this part of the country |
|
Spain |
Barcelona |
Sagrada Familia |
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Sweden |
Jukkasjarvi |
Ice Hotel |
|
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Switzerland |
Zermatt |
Matterhorn |
Spectacular mountain peak |
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Switzerland |
Appenzellerland |
Null Stern Hotel |
Zero Star Hotel |
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Switzerland |
Gadmen |
Trift Bridge |
Suspended Walkway Over Trift Glacier |
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Turkey |
Istanbul |
Hagia Sophia |
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UK |
Northern Ireland |
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge |
near Ballintoy, County Antrim |
|
UK |
Scotland |
Edinburgh Castle |
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|
UK |
Northern Ireland |
Giant’s Causeway |
Basalt Columns |
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UK |
Scotland |
Loch Ness Lake |
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Vatican |
Vatican |
Vatican |
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Middle East |
Jordan |
Jordan |
Petra |
|
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Jordan |
Jordan Rift Valley |
Dead Sea |
|
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Syria |
Ancient City of Aleppo |
Ancient City of Aleppo |
Major cross road from 2000 BC is not threatened by overpopulation |
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Syria |
Deraa |
Ancient City of Bosra |
Early Christian ruins and 2nd Century Roman theater in this city that was once a capital of Arabia and a major on the ancient caravan route to Mecca |
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Syria |
Homs |
Palmyra |
Oasis in the Syrian desert contains ruins of once great city |
|
Syria |
Damascus |
Damascus |
Great Mosque of the Umayyads in this ancient city – one of the oldest in Middle East – dating to 3000 BC is spectacular as are the rest of the monuments |
|
UAE |
Dubai |
Dubai |
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North America |
Canada |
Alberta |
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump |
Remains of marked trails and aboriginal camps, plains used to be full of bisons |
|
Canada |
Newfoundland and Labrador |
L’Anse aux Meadows |
11th century excavation proving arrival of Vikings in the area |
|
Canada |
New Brunswick |
Bay of Fundy |
|
|
Canada |
Quebec |
Old Quebec |
Fortified colonial city |
|
Canada |
Banff National Park |
Moraine Lake |
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Canada |
Northwest Territories |
Nahanni National Park |
Spectacular wild river with deep canyons, high waterfalls and limestone caves |
|
Canada |
Ontario |
Niagara Falls |
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Greenland |
Greenland |
Greenland |
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USA |
New York |
Statue of Liberty |
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USA |
Las Vegas |
Las Vegas Strip |
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USA |
San Francisco |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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USA |
California |
Redwood Forest |
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USA |
New Mexico |
Carlsbad Caverns |
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USA |
Utah |
Angel’s Landing |
in Zion National Park |
|
USA |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon |
Landscape |
|
USA |
Alaska |
Inside Passage |
Coastal Route for Ships |
|
USA |
Colorado |
Mesa Verde National Park |
Contains ancestral Pueblo Indian dwellings and cliff rooms built of stone |
|
USA |
Wyoming |
Yellowstone National Park |
Yellowstone contains half of all the world’s known geothermal features, and the world’s largest concentration of geysers |
Oceania |
Australia |
GBR |
Great Barrier Reef |
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Australia |
Sydney |
Sydney Opera House |
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Australia |
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Uluru |
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Australia |
Tasmania |
Tasmania Island |
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Easter Island |
Easter Island |
Rapa Nui |
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Hawaii |
Molokini island |
Molokini island |
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Palau |
Eil Malk island |
Jellyfish Lake |
Lake full of harmless jellies one can swim and scuba dive in |
|
Micronesia |
Truk Lagoon |
Chuuk |
Scubadiving Among Wrecks |
|
New Zealand |
South Island |
Milford Sound and the Mitre Peak |
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South America |
Argentina |
Santa Cruz |
Lake Argentino |
Located within Los Glaciares National Park, 160km long Lake Argentino is fed by 3 glaciers massive chinks of which tear off and splash into the lake making thundering noise |
|
Argentina |
Santa Cruz |
Cueva de las Manos |
Cave of the Hands contains cave art of the human hands by the ancestors of the Patagonian hunters from 13,000 years ago |
|
Argentina |
Patagonia |
Peninsula Valdes |
Coastal area with exceptional sea mammal life, including sea lions, elephant seals, southern right whale (endangered species), etc. Local Orcas are known for their unique hunting ability. |
|
Argentina |
Misiones |
Iguazu Waterfalls |
Impressive, semi-circular waterfall on the border between Argentina and Brazil is 80m high and some 2,700m in diameter |
|
Argentina |
Misiones |
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis |
Located deep within the tropical forest, the site consists of San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina) and Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil) |
|
Argentina |
San Juan |
Ischigualasto National Park |
Along with adjacent Talampaya Natural Park, these are the places where the most complete dinosaur fossils from the Triassic Period (245-208 million years ago) were found |
|
Argentina |
Cordoba |
Jesuit Block |
Unique buildings of the Jesuit system experiment from the 17th and 18th centuries |
|
Argentina |
Juyuy |
Quebrada de Humahuaca |
This valley is home to Camino Inca, an important trading route along the Rio Grande of the High Andes to its confluence with the Rio Leone. Contains the ruins of the pre-Inca and pre-Hispanic civilizations |
|
Bolivia |
Oruro |
Salar de Uyuni |
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Bolivia |
Yungon |
El Camino de la Muerte |
Road of Death |
|
Brazil |
Rio de Janeiro |
Statue of Christ the Redeemer |
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Brazil |
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Amazon Rainforest |
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Chile |
Patagonia |
Torres del Paine |
National Park with Mountains |
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Ecuador |
Galapagos |
Galapagos |
|
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Ecuador |
Pinchinada |
City of Quito |
Capital of Ecuador and best preserved, least altered historical city in Latin America |
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Guatemala |
Peten |
Tikal |
Pre Historic Temple, Pyramid |
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Guyana |
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Kaieteur Falls |
Waterfall |
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Peru |
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Machu Picchu |
Ruins |
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Venezuela |
Bolivar |
Angel Falls |
Waterfall |
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Venezuela |
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Mount Roraima |
on the Border of Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil |
South East Asia |
Cambodia |
Siem Reap |
Angkor Wat |
Temple |
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Indonesia |
Flores Island |
Kelimutu Crater Lakes |
Three Crater Lakes of Different Colors |
|
Malaysia |
|
Taman Negara National Park |
Oldest Forest in the World – 130 Million Years Old |
|
Malaysia |
|
Taman Negara Canopy Walkway |
Longest Canopy Walkway in the World |
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Myanmar |
Yangon |
Pagoda of Shwedagon |
|
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Philippines |
Bohol |
Loboc Hanging Bridge |
One of World’s Most Danerous Canopy Walkways |
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Philippines |
Palawan |
Puerto Princessa Underground River |
|
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Vietnam |
Can Tho |
Bamboo Bridge |
near Phung Hiep |
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Vietnam |
Quang Ninh |
Halong Bay |
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