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May 18, 2015

1593 UNITED STATES (New York) - Execution Rocks Lighthouse

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Located in the middle of Long Island Sound , on the border between  New Rochelle and Sands Point , Execution Rocks Light stands 17m...
May 17, 2015

1590 PORTUGAL (Lisbon) - Bairro da Sé in Lisbon

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The municipality of Lisbon , the capital and the largest city of Portugal , included 53 freguesias (civil parishes) until November 201...

1589 AUSTRIA (Lower Austria) - Mayerling

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Mayerling is a small village (pop: 200) situated on the Schwechat River, in the Wienerwald (Vienna woods), at 24km southwest of Vienn...

1588 SAMOA - Candle-lit Beach Fale

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The Samoan people are a Polynesian ethnic group of the Samoan Islands , which are divided between the independent country of Samoa (...
May 16, 2015

1585 UNITED STATES (Utah) - The Needles in Canyonlands National Park

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Canyonlands National Park is located in southeastern Utah , near the town of  Moab , and preserves a colorful landscape eroded into co...

1584 NAMIBIA - Swakopmund Lighthouse

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Swakopmund (German for "Mouth of the Swakop"), the fourth largest population centre in Namibia , is situated in the Namib de...

1583 CAPE VERDE (São Vicente) - Mindelo

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Founded in 1795 by the Portuguese, Mindelo is a port city in the northern part of the island of São Vicente , one of the Barlavento is...

1582 MALTA - Blue Grotto

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The Blue Grotto (Maltese: Taht il-Hnejja ) is actually a number of sea caverns on the south coast of Malta , east of the fishermen...

1581 INDONESIA (Java) - The peacock dance (Tari Merak) in West Java

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The peacock dance is a traditional folk dance popular in Asia, especially by Dai people in China , in Bangladesh , and in the western...
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May 14, 2015

1063, 1580 MEXICO (Oaxaca) - Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán (UNESCO WHS)

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1063 Pre-Columbian archaeological site of Monte Albán (1) Posted on 22.04.2014, 14.05.2015 This World Heritage property, located in ...

1493, 1579 COOK ISLANDS (Aitutaki) - The jewel of the Cook Islands

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1493 Cook Island - Aerial view of Aitatuki Posted on 22.03.2015, 14.05.2015 Aitutaki is one of the Cook Islands , an island country...
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May 13, 2015

1578 CONGO-KINSHASA - An oil painting postcard depicting huts

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It seems that the handmade postcards are very common in Congo, be it of Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa) or Republic ...

1516, 1577 SAINT LUCIA - Pitons Management Area (UNESCO WHS)

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1516 Saint Lucia - The Pitons and Soufriere Bay   Posted on 07.04.2015, 13.05.2015 The Pitons are two mountainous volcanic spires r...
May 12, 2015

1576 TUVALU - Crested Tern

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Located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia , Tuvalu , the fourth smallest country in the world, consists of thr...

1575 NAGORNO-KARABAKH - Tsitsernavank Monastery

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Tzitzernavank is a 5th- to 6th-century Armenian church and former monastery in the  Qashatagh Province of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic ...

1574 ITALY (Sicily) - Temple of Concordia - part of Archaeological Area of Agrigento (UNESCO WHS)

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According to tradition, Akragas (now Agrigento ) was founded by colonists from Rhodes and Crete coming from the founder colony in Si...
May 11, 2015

1572 MALTA - Women playing Tombla

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In Malta , Tombla (open-air Bingo or Housey-Housey) is a very popular game, in particular for women. After Sunday lunch, or in the cool...
May 10, 2015

1569 UNITED STATES (California) - Balboa Park in San Diego

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San Diego - Casa de Balboa beyond the Reflection Pool Named for the Spanish maritime explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa , Balboa Park ...
May 7, 2015

1568 CROATIA (Istria) - City of Motovun (UNESCO WHS - Tentative List)

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Located in central Istria , on an elevation that dominates over the valley of the Mirna River , Motovun is in nowadays only a village ...
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May 6, 2015

1567 PAPUA NEW GUINEA (East New Britain) - The Warwagira & Mask Festival

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The Warwagira & Mask Festival was introduced in 1995 and is staged in Kokopo as an annual national event to promote the Mask Cult...
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