Today, on World Heritage Day, attention turns to places that tell humanity"s shared story—protected for their exceptional cultural or natural value. One of them rises from volcanic stone on Easter Island, Chile. At Rano Raraku, the slopes of an extinct volcano became the workshop where nearly all of the island"s famous moai were carved. The image captures this remarkable quarry, where half-finished figures emerge from the rock, frozen mid-creation.
World Heritage Day
Today in History
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Happy Birthday, J.R.R. Tolkien!
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A galaxy full of stars
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Southern tip of a northern isle
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Straight out of a fairytale
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Muir Woods National Monument, California, United States
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Grizzly bears at Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska, United States
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Vinh Hy Bay, Vietnam
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The only island in Lake Tahoe
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Frosty Finland
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Red maple
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Stepping back in time
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If given Menton, make lemonade
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Where history comes alive
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Christmas market in Leipzig, Germany
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Red kite in snow
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Hungarian Parliament Building, Budapest, Hungary
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A day for the worlds Indigenous populations
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Nature’s blue wonder
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National Llama Day
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Incan ingenuity
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Point Reyes National Seashore, California, United States
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Owl be seeing you ... somewhere!
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Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States
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Heavenly hot springs
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Summer solstice
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Bardenas Reales Biosphere Reserve and Natural Park, Navarra, Spain
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