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
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Kirkilai lakes, Biržai Regional Park, Lithuania
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Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
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Bangkok, Thailand
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Blue Skies in Beautiful Bavaria
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Chinstrap penguins
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Brown-throated three-toed sloth
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Vila Franca Islet, São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal
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Cinque Torri, Dolomiti, Cortina d’Ampezzo, Belluno, Veneto, Italy
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Blue walls of Chefchaouen, Morocco
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Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, United States
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Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
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Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
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Sea otters, Prince William Sound, Alaska, United States
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