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GHF IN THE NEWS

Presidents of Colombia and Chile Visit Ciudad Perdida

May 01, 2012

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In Bogota last month for the Sixth Summit of the Americas, the Presidents of Chile and Colombia took a day trip to the ancient site of Ciudad Perdida, where they were greeted by GHF’s very own Dr. Santiago Giraldo.

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Tags: Ciudad Perdida, Chile, Colombia, Colombia Heritage Program, Guatemala, Mirador, PACUNAM, South America

 

 

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New Bridge at GHF Ciudad Perdida Improves Safety of Indigenous Community and Tourists

February 15, 2012

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Santiago Giraldo, Project Director of GHF Ciudad Perdida, logged on to Global Heritage Network (GHN) this week to make an exciting announcement:  A brand new suspension bridge has been built over the Buritaca River, greatly improving the safety of indigenous community members, guides and visitors.

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Tags: Ciudad Perdida, Colombia, Global Heritage Fund, Global Heritage Network, South America

 

 

GHF IN THE NEWS

CNN Features GHF in “Year of the Maya” Story

January 19, 2012

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With the 13th Maya calendar set to complete its cycle in December, one common interpretation is that this signifies “the end of the world as we know it.”  Scholars worldwide, however, have stressed that the completion of this 144,000-day “b’ak’tun” does not mean apocalypse but rather the dawn of a new age.  And to commemorate the historic event, GHF has named 2012 the “Year of the Maya.”

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Tags: Central America, FARES, Global Heritage Fund, Guatemala, Mirador, PACUNAM, South America

 

 

Across the Wire

Nazca Lines Threatened by Unsustainable Tourism

December 16, 2011

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In the 1920s, when commercial planes began flying across the Nazca Desert in southern Peru, passengers reported seeing “primitive landing strips” on the ground below. Closer studies by anthropologists revealed a series of ancient geoglyphs spanning some 50 miles of arid plateau, ranging in complexity from simple lines to stylized monkeys, spiders, hummingbirds, fish, sharks, orcas, llamas and lizards.

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Tags: Nazca Lines, Peru, South America, UNESCO, Unsustainable Tourism

 

 

GHF IN THE NEWS

AFP Video Documents Marcahuamachuco

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.

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Tags: Global Heritage Fund, Machu Picchu, Marcahuamachuco, Peru, South America, UNESCO

 

 

Success Stories

GHF, UEM Sign Agreement for Conservation of Marcahuamachuco

November 09, 2011

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On November 4th in Huamachuco, Peru, representatives from GHF and the Unidad Ejecutora Marcahuamachuco (UEM) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to officially commence GHF conservation of Marcahuamachuco, a pre-Inca city regarded by many archaeologists as “Machu Picchu of the North.”

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Tags: Global Heritage Fund, Marcahuamachuco, Peru, South America, Unidad Ejecutora Marcahuamachuco

 

 

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Dr. Dan Thompson Writes about GHF Mission to Ciudad Perdida

September 29, 2011

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Rediscovered by looters in the 1970s, Ciudad Perida (meaning “Lost City”) was built on a mountainside and today contains the ruins of an ancient city founded around 800 AD. Though it has been studied by the Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History (ICANH—GHF’s local partner), relatively little is understood about the vast site, which is comprised of circular platforms connected by steep stone staircases hundreds of meters above the valley.

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Tags: Ciudad Perdida, Colombia, Dan Thompson, Global Heritage Fund, Popular Archaeology, South America, USAID

 

 

Success Stories

Marcahuamachuco Photo Exhibition Highlights Historic Conservation Project

September 22, 2011

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In the year of Machu Picchu’s 100th anniversary of rediscovery, another lesser-known — but no less important — archaeological site in Peru is getting some much-deserved publicity: Marcahuamachuco, GHF’s newest project site.

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Tags: Conservation, Global Heritage Fund, Marcahuamachuco, Peru, South America, Unidad Ejecutora Marcahuamachuco

 

 

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GHF’s Newest Project: Marcahuamachuco, Peru

June 17, 2011

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GHF has announced its newest conservation project at Marcahuamachuco, a site of Pre-Incan ruins often referred to by archaeologists as “Machu Picchu of the North” and the “Jewel of La Libertad.” GHF will work with the newly-formed Unidad Ejecutivo Marcahuamachuco (UEM), established for regional development of the site and its satellites, to prepare a program of planning, conservation and community development to enable long-term site sustainability.

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Tags: Chavin de Huantar, Marcahuamachuco, Peru, South America, UNESCO

 

 

GHF IN THE NEWS

GHF to Host Seminar on Global Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Development

May 03, 2011

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On Wednesday, May 11th, in New York City, GHF will host “Seminar on Global Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Development.”

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Tags: Asia, Chavin de Huantar, Event, GHN, Global Heritage Network, ICOMOS, Iraq, Laos, Middle East, My Son, Peru, Saving Our Vanishing Heritage, Southeast Asia, South America, Turkey, Ur, Wat Phu