UNESCO is on a preservation spree this week, naming eight sites to its World Heritage list yesterday and an additional 10 today. Among this year’s honorees:
Harar, Ethiopia
The Strada Nuova, Genoa
World Cuteness Heritage: Sichuan Panda Sanctuaries, China (yaaay!)
World Party Heritage: Tequila, Mexico (¡olé!)
The UN’s cultural arm also spanked Dresden for its plans to build a bridge across the Elbe river, by threatening to drop the region from the World Heritage list if construction goes ahead. Dresden would become the first site to be de-listed since the organization began in 1972 (oh snap!). Better not mess with UNESCO.
Elsewhere:
- “UNESCO adds 8 sites to World Heritage list” (USA Today)
(Harar image via mszmpbk’s photostream)
Posted on Jul 13, 2006 02:28 PM by kristin
