UNESCO World Heritage sites
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 Monday, September 11, 2023
Morocco has suffered devastating earthquakes — memories of the 1960 quake in Agadir, which killed about 12,000 people, loom large — but they are far from common. Many were unsure how to react.
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 Monday, September 11, 2023
The catastrophic 6.8-magnitude earthquake that recently rocked Morocco has not only claimed thousands of lives and caused significant structural damage but has also dealt a devastating blow to the country’s vital tourism sector.
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 Friday, September 8, 2023
Japan says the number of hikers trekking up the world-famous Mount Fuji volcano, night and day, is dangerous and an ecological embarrassment.
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 Thursday, August 31, 2023
The visit to Alta ended with stops at Alta Cathedral and Sjokolade Camilla; the latter involved tasting some of the chocolatier’s delicacies, handmade using traditional techniques and ingredients found in the region, including cloudberries.
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 Monday, August 7, 2023
In 2019, Bruges implemented a five-year strategy to boost overnight stays, spread the tourist numbers around geographically and over each year, and to lure visitors more interested in cultural and gastronomic deep-dives than selfies and waffles.
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 Friday, August 4, 2023
The new rule will be applicable on a trial basis from September 4. If everything goes fine, the rule will permanently come into effect from April 1, 2024.
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 Thursday, July 6, 2023
Uzbekistan signed a deal with Singapore’s Changi Airport to jointly develop the existing Tashkent International Airport in the capital, the main gateway for arrivals to the country.
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 Thursday, June 15, 2023
Cambodia received some 1.72 million international visitors in the first four months of 2023, a significant rise of 613 per cent from merely 241,485 over the same period last year.
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 Thursday, May 4, 2023
The new U.S. State Department travel advisory states that certain crimes are common in Peru. These are petty theft, carjacking, muggings, assaults, and other violent crimes.
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 Wednesday, May 3, 2023
UNESCO listed the Medina of Marrakech as a World Heritage Site in 1985 for its monuments and architectural jewels.