The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee added six sites to its coveted World Heritage List today, taking the esteemed lineup to 1007. These newest natural and cultural wonders are from the Russian Federation, Costa Rica, Vietnam, India, Philippines and Denmark.
Check out this list and see why they made it:
1. Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex (Russian Federation)
(Source: UNESCO/Makhmutov R.Z.)
The Bolgar complex is found on the shores of the Volga River, south of Tatarstan, Kazan. Detailing life in the medieval city of Bolgar, it represents the acceptance of Islam by the Volga-Bolgars people in 922 AD and is a sacred pilgrimage destination for Tatar Muslims. The Tatar are Turkish people living in the former Soviet Union and speak Russian as their mother tongue.
2. Precolumbian Chiefdom Settlements with Stone Spheres of the Diquis (Costa Rica)
(Source: UNESCO/Juan Julio Rojas)
These Settlements are actually four archaeological sites located in southern Costa Rica’s Diquis Delta and are unique testaments to the complex social, economic and political systems there between 500-1500 AD. The “artificial mounds, paved areas, burial sites and, most significantly, a collection of stone spheres” remain largely mysterious and were deeply buried by layers of sediments for centuries.
3. Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex (Vietnam)
(Source: UNESCO/Cong Dat)
Vietnam’s eighth World Heritage site, this complex is a mixed natural and cultural wonder. Fondly known as “Ha Long Bay on land,” Trang An contains steep limestone cliffs and submerged valleys. This “broken rice pancake” area features the region’s prehistoric culture and has maintained the traditional production of chiseling tools from limestone.
4. Great Himalayan National Park (India)
(Source: UNESCO/IUCN/Graeme Worboys)
Located in the western Himalayan Mountains in the north Indian Himachal Pradesh, the area holds high mountain peaks, meadows and forests. One of the world’s most fragile mountain regions, the Park preserves a some of the area’s biological diversity. An international bird-watchers’ paradise, pheasants and raptors like the Lammergeiers, Himalayan Griffon Vultures and Golden Eagles are seen regularly.
5. Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary (Philippines)
(Source: UNESCO/IUCN Naomi Doak)
In the Philippines’ Eastern Mindanao Biodiversity Corridor’s southeastern part, the Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary is 75-1,637 m above sea level. It preserves crucial plant and animal habitats like the endangered Philippine Eagle, Cacatoo and crocodile.
6. Stevns Klint (Denmark)
(Source: UNESCO/Jacob Lautrup)
This 9.3 mile-long fossil-rich coastal cliff is where the Chicxulub meteorite crashed into Earthat the end of the Cretaceous, about 65 millions years ago. Researchers think this caused the largest mass extinction, ending dinosaurs forever and wiping out over 50% of all life.
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