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The Urnes stave church, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.

The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage is an international agreement that has been signed by more than 150 nations to date. It was adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO in 1972. Through the identification of sites whose extraordinary values warrant their protection and preservation, the Convention seeks to encourage international cooperation to conserve the world's heritage for all humanity.

As of December 2008, there are 878 sites that have been "inscribed" on the World Heritage List. 679 of them are cultural sites; 174 are natural sites; 25 are "mixed properties." World Heritage Sites have been identified in 129 nations. For a complete list of World Heritage Sites, visit UNESCO's World Heritage website.

Following are some of the World Heritage Sites that will be visited on our trips in 2009.


Architectural detail from the exterior of the Boyana Church. Boyana Church
BULGARIA
Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1979

Featured on our Mountains of Bulgaria trip.

« PHOTO: An architectural detail from the exterior of the Boyana Church; the real gems are the frescoes inside!


Icebergs float in Popovo Ezero ("Priest Lake"), a gem of the Pirin Mountains high country. Pirin National Park
BULGARIA
Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1983

Featured on our Mountains of Bulgaria trip.

« PHOTO: Icebergs float in Popovo Lake in the Pirin National Park.


The principal church at the Rila Monastery and the Hrelyu Tower at left. Rila Monastery
BULGARIA
Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1983

Featured on our Mountains of Bulgaria trip.

« PHOTO: The church at Rila Monastery seen from the multi-storied arcades that ring the monastery compound.


Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
CANADA
Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1984
Featured on our Canadian Rockies trip.

« PHOTO: Mount Lefroy, Banff National Park (Photo by J. Pollock).


This photograph is not copyrighted. Great Wall of China
CHINA
Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1987
Featured on our Hiking the Great Wall trip.

« PHOTO: Mutianyu Great Wall.


Meteora
GREECE
Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1988
Featured on our Hiking Northern Greece trip.

« PHOTO: Monastery of St. Barbara Roussanou.


Shiretoko
JAPAN
Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2005
Featured on our Hokkaido Trails trip.

« PHOTO: Oshinkoshin Falls near Utoro on the Shiretoko Peninsula.


Tongariro National Park
NEW ZEALAND
Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1990
Featured on our Hiking New Zealand trip.

« PHOTO: Mount Ruapehu seen from the slopes of the Ngauruhoe Volcano, Tongariro National Park.


City of Cuzco
PERU
Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1983
Featured on our Trekking in Peru trip.

« PHOTO: Street lined with Inca stonework in Cusco.


Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
PERU

Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1983
Featured on our Trekking in Peru trip.

« PHOTO: Machu Picchu.


The Jungfrau, seen from near Männlichen, rises into the clouds. Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn
SWITZERLAND
Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2001
Featured on our Hiking the Swiss Alps trip.

« PHOTO: Seen from near Männlichen, the summit of the Jungfrau rises into the clouds.


Olympic National Park
UNITED STATES
Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1981
Featured on our Hiking the Olympic Mountains trip.

« PHOTO: Mount Angeles, Olympic Mountains.


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