PRAGUE
ROME
COLOSSEUM
PARIS, FRANCE
LONDON
SAHARA
OTHER DESERT
THE PALACE OF JUSTICE, THE HAGUE
SWEDEN
STOCKHOLM
COSTA RICA
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| BEAUTY OCEAN VIEW AT THE BEAUTY OF COSTA RICA CASA |
BRUSSEL, BELGIUM
CROATIA
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| BLUE GREEN PLITVICE LAKE |
GEYSER, ICELAND
DUBAI
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| BURJ KHALIFAH |
NORTH JUTLAND, DENMARK
KENYA
OSLO, NORWAY
PERU
MACHU PICCHU
ROMANIA
COLOMBIA
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| PLAYA KORALIA - UNIQUE NATURE HOTEL ON THE CARIBBEAN COAST NEAR SANTA MARTA |
BOLIVIA
SWITZERLAND
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| THE BERNESE APLS AREA A MOUNTAIN RANGE OF THE ALPS, LOCATED IN WERSTERN SWITZERLAND |
BRAZIL
RIO DE JANEIRO
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| CHRIST THE REDEEMER STATUE THAT TOWERS ABOVE RIO DE JANEIRO |
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| JESUS CHRIST - THE LARGEST STATUE IN THE WORLD |
OTHERS PLACE IN THE WORLD
MIRACLE & SPEECHLESS
World's
Newest Natural Wonders
By Sean O'Neill
More from BudgetTravel.com
Each year, the United Nations
unveils a list of the world's most stunning natural attractions, called World
Heritage sites, and chances are, you've never heard of them—Papahanaumokuakea,
anyone? The designation shines the spotlight on a handful of hidden gems, while
also protecting them from man.
Over the past 28 years, the
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has
identified more than 180 of these natural wonders across 77 countries. These
"World Heritage Sites" are deemed "unique, irreplaceable, and
authentic." The esteemed club includes the likes of the Grand Canyon,
Mount Everest, and Victoria Falls among other
iconic sites. (Manmade landmarks, such as Rome's Colosseum, are counted
separately.)
This summer, the UN agency added some particularly picturesque
landscapes to its list.
China Danxia
The region known as China
Danxia spans six subtropical areas approximately 310 miles southwest of Xi'an,
home of the terra-cotta warriors. Red sandstone pillars, ravines, and other
fantastical shapes recall Mars more than they do southwestern China.
Phoenix Islands Protected Area
Hundreds of species of fish, mammals, and birds have made their
home in and around the Phoenix Islands, about 6,000 miles northwest of Fiji in the
South Pacific. The island region is the world's largest marine protected area.
Réunion
National Park, Réunion Island
Creole-flavored Réunion
Island lies in the southwest Indian
Ocean approximately 400 miles off the eastern coast of Madagascar and
is towered over by two volcanic peaks.
Papahanaumokuakea
Preposterously clear lagoons and extensive coral reefs protect
rare marine life around this set of tiny islands and atolls in northwestern Hawaii (reachable only
by chartered plane). Ghost alert! As native tradition has it, spirits return to
this area after death.
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Zebras, wildebeests, and big
cats wander the grass that covers the enormous crater of the extinct Ngorongoro
volcano. The entire Ngorongoro Conservation Area covers over 3,200 square miles
and lies to the east of the decidedly more famous Serengeti National Park.A
World Heritage site since 1979, Ngorongoro's received an extended designation
this year to also recognize its cultural significance: It's where evidence of
humanity's distant ancestors was discovered.
Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and
Mitla
Archaeologists discovered the
historic cave dwellings with rock art in the central Mexican province of Oaxaca,
about 340 miles south of Mexico City.
In addition to rock art, the caves are famous for the 10,000-year-old
Cucurbubitaceae seeds and corncob fragments found here—the earliest evidence of
domestic plants on the continent.
Putoransky State Nature Reserve
This nature reserve is situated
more than 62 miles north of the Arctic Circle in northern Central
Siberia, and is a vital migration route for reindeer crossing its
tundra and rivers. the Putoransky State Nature Reserve is technically a desert
because it rains and snows so little here, though snowfall does tend to linger
owing to the icy temperatures.
Central Highlands
The Sri Lankan leopard, slender
loris, and other endangered animals roam the Sri Lankan highlands. Their forest
habitat lies over 8,000 feet above sea level on this teardrop-shaped island off
the southern tip of India in the Indian Ocean.
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