Archive for April 2015

Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento

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Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento Founded by the Portuguese in 1680 on the Río de la Plata, the city was of strategic...
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Central Suriname Nature Reserve

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Central Suriname Nature Reserve The Central Suriname Nature Reserve comprises 1.6 million ha of primary tropical forest of west-central Su...
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Historic Inner City of Paramaribo

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Historic Inner City of Paramaribo Paramaribo is a former Dutch colonial town from the 17th and 18th centuries planted on the northern coas...
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Pitons Management Area

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Pitons Management Area The 2,909-ha site near the town of Soufriere includes the Pitons, two volcanic spires rising side by side from t...
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Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park

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Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park is an outstanding, well-preserved example of 17th- and 18th-ce...
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Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue

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Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue In addition to their artistic interest, these missions are a re...
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Ruins of León Viejo

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Ruins of León Viejo León Viejo is one of the oldest Spanish colonial settlements in the Americas. It did not develop and so its ruins are ...
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León Cathedral

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León Cathedral Built between 1747 and the early 19th century to the design of Guatemalan architect Diego José de Porres Esquivel, the monu...
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