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LOCATION RECORD 012: Chavín de Huántar: The Engineered Temple of the High Andes LOCATION RECORD 012: Chavín de Huántar: The Engineered Temple of the High Andes

LOCATION RECORD 012: Chavín de Huántar: The Engineered Temple of the High Andes

Chavín de Huántar is a high-Andean ceremonial complex where stone galleries, ritual plazas and the carved Lanzón preserve an early shared Andean tradition.

LOCATION RECORD 007: Ancient City of Polonnaruwa—The Hydraulic Capital of Medieval Sri Lanka LOCATION RECORD 007: Ancient City of Polonnaruwa—The Hydraulic Capital of Medieval Sri Lanka

LOCATION RECORD 007: Ancient City of Polonnaruwa—The Hydraulic Capital of Medieval Sri Lanka

The Ancient City of Polonnaruwa preserves Sri Lanka’s medieval power through monumental architecture, sacred landmarks...

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LOCATION RECORD 032: Þingvellir Parliament: The Law Spoken Into the Landscape LOCATION RECORD 032: Þingvellir Parliament: The Law Spoken Into the Landscape

LOCATION RECORD 032: Þingvellir Parliament: The Law Spoken Into the Landscape
LOCATION RECORD 031: Þingvellir National Park: The Rift Written Across Iceland LOCATION RECORD 031: Þingvellir National Park: The Rift Written Across Iceland

LOCATION RECORD 031: Þingvellir National Park: The Rift Written Across Iceland
LOCATION RECORD 030: Yellowstone National Park: The Caldera That Never Went Quiet LOCATION RECORD 030: Yellowstone National Park: The Caldera That Never Went Quiet

LOCATION RECORD 030: Yellowstone National Park: The Caldera That Never Went Quiet
LOCATION RECORD 029: Station Nord: Five People Against the High Arctic LOCATION RECORD 029: Station Nord: Five People Against the High Arctic

LOCATION RECORD 029: Station Nord: Five People Against the High Arctic
LOCATION RECORD 028: Riversleigh Fossil Site: The Rainforest Beneath the Outback LOCATION RECORD 028: Riversleigh Fossil Site: The Rainforest Beneath the Outback

LOCATION RECORD 028: Riversleigh Fossil Site: The Rainforest Beneath the Outback
LOCATION RECORD 027: Pusharo Petroglyphs: The Wall Without a Translation LOCATION RECORD 027: Pusharo Petroglyphs: The Wall Without a Translation

LOCATION RECORD 027: Pusharo Petroglyphs: The Wall Without a Translation

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