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Brazil
HISTORIC CENTER OF SALVADOR DE BAHIA
Salvador, State of Bahia, BrazilFounded in 1549 as Brazil’s first capital, and the seat of the Portuguese government for more than two centuries, today Salvador de Bahia is a metropolis with over three million inhabitants. (Learn More)
Cambodia
ANGKOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK
Siem Reap, CambodiaAngkor was once the seat of the Khmer Empire, which ruled a large portion of Southeast Asia between the ninth and fifteenth centuries A.D. (Learn More)
Chile
EASTER ISLAND (RAPA NUI)—MOAI CONSERVATION PROJECT
Easter Island, ChileA Polynesian volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean, at the southeastern most point of the Polynesian triangle, Easter Island—known locally as Rapa Nui—is a special territory of Chile that was annexe (Learn More)
Ecuador
TODOS SANTOS COMPLEX
Cuenca, EcuadorThe Todos Santos complex, also known as Todosantos, is located in the heart of Cuenca, Ecuador, deep within the Tomebamba River Valley. (Learn More)
Guatemala
CAPITANES GENERALES PALACE
Antigua, GuatemalaThe city of Antigua was founded in 1543 in the valley of Panchoy, surrounded by the Agua, Fuego, and Acatenago volcanoes. (Learn More)
Hungary
ROYAL GARDEN PAVILIONS
Budapest, HungaryThe Royal Garden Pavilion was designed by Miklós Ybi, an important nineteenth-century Hungarian architect, and built between 1875 and 1882 on the embankment of the Danube River at the foot of Castl (Learn More)
India
DELHI HERITAGE ROUTE
Delhi, IndiaThe city of Delhi contains a multitude of important historic structures, including the World Heritage sites of Qutb Minar, Humayun’s Tomb, and the Red Fort. (Learn More)
Italy
ANCIENT POMPEII
Pompeii, ItalyThe ancient Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum and villas near the Bay of Naples were buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in August A.D. (Learn More)
Mexico
MADERA CAVE DWELLINGS
Madera Municipality, MexicoThe Madera Cave dwellings are pre-Colombian sculpted clay structures nestled in the natural caves and cliffs in Chihuahua’s western Sierra Madre. (Learn More)
MEXICO CITY HISTORIC CENTER
Mexico City, MexicoSeven centuries of Mexican history are recorded in the architectural landscape of the Centro Histórico, or Historic Center, of Mexico City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (Learn More)
Peru
CAJAMARCA HISTORIC CENTER
Cajamarca, PeruLocated in the northern mountains of Peru, Cajamarca was settled by pre-Inca cultures as early as 5000 B.C. (Learn More)
SAN PEDRO DE MÓRROPE CHAPEL
Mórrope, PeruThe chapel of San Pedro de Mórrope was constructed in the 16th century during the Colonial period in Peru in an effort to convert the indigenous Mochica people to Christianity. (Learn More)
Poland
ZAMOŚĆ RENAISSANCE SYNAGOGUE
Zamosc, PolandZamość synagogue was built in the early 17th century and retains much of its original fabric. The annexes to the main building for women were added in the 1630s. (Learn More)
United Kingdom
SAINT PAUL'S CATHEDRAL
London, United KingdomA cathedral dedicated to the Apostle Paul has existed in London since 604 AD. The medieval cathedral was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666. (Learn More)
Zimbabwe
KHAMI NATIONAL MONUMENT
Bulawayo, ZimbabweKhami, a settlement founded in the mid-15th century, became the capital city of Great Zimbabwe in the mid-16th century and thus became the center of the kingdom’s political and economic power (Learn More)