Heritage on the Wire
Across the Wire
April 06, 2012
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Many of the world’s major cultural heritage sites went dark last week to recognize Earth Hour, a worldwide event organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) to raise awareness about climate change.
read more Tags: Angkor Wat, Ayutthaya, Climate Change, Earth Hour, Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu, UNESCO
GHF IN THE NEWS
November 23, 2011
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Marcahuamachuco, a monumental complex situated atop a highland plateau, was once the most important political, economic and religious center in northern Peru. Some 1,600 years old, archaeologists estimate that its last inhabitants left around the 13th century, two centuries before the arrival of the Incas. The complex remains shrouded in mystery, with parts still buried under centuries of accumulated earth.
read more Tags: Global Heritage Fund, Machu Picchu, Marcahuamachuco, Peru, South America, UNESCO
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