At least five people were killed in the quake and another 130 were injured. The Department of Tourism is still assessing the earthquake's impact. The tremors destroyed the facade of Vigan Cathedral, part of the Historic City of Vigan, a UNESCO world heritage site. The quake also damaged the...
was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995 for its cultural importance. There are five sites included in this inscription, all of which are part of the Cordillera region in the Philippines. The rice terraces is a showcase of the complex method of farming employed by the native Ifugao ...
The sites listed here are in the order that I visited them. In the case where a site I visited becomes a world heritage site after the fact, its place on the list is determined by when it was made a world heritage site, not when I visited. This is so I don’t have to constantly...
Site Type:Natural Inscribed:2000 Background and Opinion: (2016 with a few corrections) Gunung Muluis a National Park deep in Malaysian Borneo. It contains dozens of caves including one of the longest in the world, Clearwater Cave. The caves are situated within 530 square kilometers of forest...
Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific and Air Asia Philippines connect Iloilo City to Manila, Cebu and Davao. Various shipping companies also link the city to major ports of call in the country. Miagao Church, a UNESO World Heritage Site in Iloilo.Churches, Spots church, iloilo, Miag-ao, UNESCO...
Highlights of DAGIT-PA military exercise in Philippines Scenery of lake Nara Yumco in Cona County, China's Tibet Seven giant panda cubs meet public in China's Sichuan People celebrate harvest season across China Scenery of cherry blossoms in Wellington, New Zealand Center-2019 military exe...
Palawan, the largest protected area in the Philippines and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is facing once again the ill-effects of mining operations. Catholic bishops and environmentalist groups are calling for a responsible mining policy to the outright revocation of all mining applications....
Let's explore the Kingdom of Silla from 668 to 935 AD, which was the first destination on the road to UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites, Seokguram and Bulguksa. Daereungwon is a historic site famous for its large ancient tombs and Woljeong Bridge is a famous stone bridge in Gyeongju,...
TheBanaueRiceTerraces(梯田)inIfugaoProvinceinthePhilippinesofferagreatsight.ThisUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteisalsorichinhistoryandfeatureshowhumancreativitycanproduceamazingoutcomes.Throughhardwork,theIfugaonativemanagedtosurvivebyflatteningthemountain'ssurfacelayerbylayerandusingthemasfarmlands.Thispracticeofmorethantwothousand...
CLICK: See my thoughts on each of Chile's World Heritage Sites 18% China Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor Mogao Caves Mount Taishan Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian The Great Wall Mount Huangshan Huanglong Scenic and Hist...