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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Johnston Canyon in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
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Glastonbury Festival begins
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A bohemian feline
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Reflecting on fall
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There’s treasure in them thar hills
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International Polar Bear Day
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To Sua Ocean Trench
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I am the walrus
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Southern right whale
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You won’t see this on Mulberry Street
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A city of bridges
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Happy holidays!
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Happy 300th, NOLA!
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National Panda Day
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Central Highlands of Vietnam
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Honoring some real heroes of World War II
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A long, erratic commute
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Taking the forest to the cloud
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Greater flamingos, Lüderitz, Namibia
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Happy Mothers Day!
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Let the holiday shopping commence
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Let’s celebrate
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Stepping stones in Tollymore Forest Park, Northern Ireland
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Merry and bright
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Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
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Annivesary of the Wilderness Act of 1964
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World Theatre Day
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A courtyard scene from Spain
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Protecting endangered giants
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Pumpkin field, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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