Bernard Joseph Esposo Guerrero Profile
Cultural heritage worker and tourism consultant from the Philippines. Born in Paoay, which has its own UNESCO World Heritage Site (Paoay church of the Baroque Churches of the Philippines). An ICOMOS member.
Writes for BusinessMirror and Asia Times.
Email: bjeg2000@gmail.com
IG: theberntraveler
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Human Rights, Liberation Struggle and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites (T)
Bernard Joseph Esposo Guerrero The Philippines - 23-Mar-23
From what is written on what is available online regarding its nomination, South Africa did a good job with site selection and which crucial stages in the history of the movement should be included. The Nara Document on Authenticity plays a key role in developing the OUV, and it is this kind of nomination that we should see more moving forward: veering away from what can only be seen tangibly, but also focusing on what they represent and how people themselves and others can relate to it.
Growing up in the 90s, the Apartheid was an issue that was hard to miss. But, I must admit I did not fully understand it until only recently, after three separate visits to South Africa
Read OnPlain of Jars
Bernard Joseph Esposo Guerrero The Philippines - 09-Feb-23
I first read about the Plain of Jars when I was 15 years old and its mystery and allure have never left me since. It then took me 20 years to finally see it and I am pleased with what I saw. Coming from the Philippines, Laos just seems so remote to get to! The trip from Louang Prabang to Phonsavan can easily take between 6 to 7.5 hours as the mountain road is not the best. I opted to rent a private van as I was traveling with my senior mom. While we should have arrived in Phonsavan at 2:30PM, given the travel condition and a rather slow old driver we got, we arrived there at 4PM -- just 1 hour before the closing time of Site 1 (5PM)
Read OnPhuphrabat Historical Park (T)
Bernard Joseph Esposo Guerrero The Philippines - 26-Mar-22
Phu Phra Bat (PPB) is an exemplary multi-layered cultural landscape set on a plateau rising up to 150 meters above the floor plain, and would make a great addition to the World Heritage list. What looks like well-formed dolmens at first sight are in fact magnificent works of nature through weathering. While it is in Udon Thani ---and together with Ban Chiang they form a good argument for the claim that the province sheltered the earliest civilization in Thailand--- we figured that it was easier to visit PPB from Nong Khai. Our accommodation, the Rim Riverside Guesthouse, offered to take us there for 1,000Bt, which was a very good deal. The owner, an avid cyclist, even said it is possible to get to PPB on a bike and that he had already done it a couple of times
Read OnKaeng Krachan Forest
Bernard Joseph Esposo Guerrero The Philippines - 19-Mar-22
As the previous two reviews focused on Kaeng Krachan NP, I'm sharing here my experience in visiting Kui Buri NP last March 10, 2022.
My friend and I stayed in Prachuap Khiri Khan (PKK) for a few days and thought of ticking off Kui Buri from there. Not only is PKK closer to the NP than from Hua Hin, I also felt that PKK offered more both in natural and cultural sceneries. We gathered that the only way to conveniently get to either the park's HQ or the Wildlife Viewing Area was by renting a taxi for 2000 Baht (half day). Unfortunately, the local tourism office-recommended travel agency that used to offer tours no longer exists because of the pandemic. As Kui Buri is only 55 kms away, we thought that we could do it on a rented motorbike, which we eventually did
Read OnShushtar
Bernard Joseph Esposo Guerrero The Philippines - 10-Mar-21
After the rather lifeless sites of Susa and Tchogah Zanbil which we explored under the scorching summer heat of 2017, Shushtar's watermills and waterfalls delivered a most refreshing sight. No other visitors while we were there, so we enjoyed it very much. Water pressure was not at its best, but it was still okay. The presence of some waterfowls was also a delight especially for bird lovers like us. Two adjacent components of this WHS are the Gargar canal and Gargar bridge-dam. A section of the Karun river -- believed to be one of the four rivers of the Garden of Eden -- is part of the inscribed area and it is lined by the Band-e Mizan (in photo), Farangi tower, and Salasel castle
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- Name
- Bernard Joseph Esposo Guerrero
- Country
- The Philippines
- Most Impressive
- Hampi, Venice, Bauhaus, Namib Sand Sea, Angkor, Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
- Proposal
- Galleon Trade Route, San Sebastian Basilica Minore - Manila, Old Bangkok, South African Mission Stations
Recently Visited WHS
- Update 22.09.23
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- Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto
- Tropical Rainforest Sumatra
- Gaya Tumuli
- Jewish-Medieval heritage of Erfurt
- Persian Caravanserai
- Yogyakarta
Visited WHS
Rating StatsAngkor 5Hampi 5Sanchi 5Sigiriya 5Baroque Churches 4.5Borobudur 4.5Chola Temples 4.5Ellora Caves 4.5Gyeongju 4.5Mapungubwe 4.5Pattadakal 4.5Persepolis 4.5Bamberg 4Hoi An 4Meknes 4Prague 4Shushtar 4Trang An 4Yazd 4Agra Fort 3.5Ahmadabad 3.5Golestan Palace 3.5Haeinsa Temple 3.5Holasovice 3.5Hué 3.5Kutna Hora 3.5Masada 3.5Masjed-e Jâme' 3.5My Son 3.5Potsdam 3.5Prambanan 3.5Rabat 3.5Sukhothai 3.5Tabriz Bazaar 3.5Vigan 3.5Volubilis 3.5Western Ghats 3.5Kandy 3Macao 3Red Fort 3Salzburg 3Susa 3Bisotun 2.5Gaya Tumuli 2.5Humayun's Tomb 2.5Kinabalu Park 2.5Lenggong Valley 2.5Luther Memorials 2.5Mazagan 2.5Namhansanseong 2.5Old City of Acre 2.5Pasargadae 2.5Sinharaja Forest 2.5Reviewed WHS
- Plain of Jars
- Kaeng Krachan Forest
- Shushtar
- Prehistoric Pile Dwellings
- Fatehpur Sikri
- Bauhaus Sites
- Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen
- Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai
- Anuradhapura
- Sanchi
- Persian Garden
- The Persian Qanat
- Citadel of the Ho Dynasty
- Cape Floral Region
- Sukhothai
- Richtersveld
- Prambanan
- Melaka and George Town
- Lenggong Valley
- Sangiran Early Man Site
- Ayutthaya
- Macao
- Etruscan Necropolises
- Gunung Mulu
- Angkor
- Preah Vihear Temple
- Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River
- Kinabalu Park
- Baroque Churches
- Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
- Vigan
Visited TWHS
- Aire du Dragonnier Ajgal (T)
- Alpine and pre-alpine meadow and marsh landscapes (T)
- Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath (T)
- Apo Reef Natural Park (T)
- Arasbaran Protected Area (T)
- Baroque Churches of the Philippines (Extension) (T)
- Benguela Current Marine Ecosystem Sites (T)
- Brandberg National Monument Area (T)
- Caesarea (T)
- Capital Fortifications of Hanyang : Hangyangdoseong Capital City Wall, Bukhansanseong Mountain Fortress and Tangchundaeseong Defense Wall (T)
- Casablanca, Ville du XXème siécle, carrefour d'influences (T)
- Chocolate Hills Natural Monument (T)
- City Walls of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (T)
- Coron Island Natural Biotic Area (T)
- Delhi - A Heritage City (T)
- Dreams in Stone - the palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria: Neuschwanstein, Linderhof and Herrenchiemsee (T)
- El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area (T)
- Etosha Pan (T)
- Evolution of Temple Architecture - Aihole-Badami- Pattadakal (T)
- Fishriver Canyon (T)
- Former M-13 prison/ Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (former S-21)/ Choeung Ek Genocidal Centre (former Execution Site of S-21) (T)
- Human Rights, Liberation Struggle and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites (T)
- Iconic Riverfront of the Historic City of Varanasi (T)
- Iconic Saree Weaving Clusters of India (T)
- Industrial Heritage of textile in the central Plateau of Iran (T)
- Jame' (Congregational) Mosque of Esfahan (T)
- Jerusalem (T)
- Kaboud Mosque (T)
- Kerman Historical-Cultural Structure (T)
- Khorramabad Valley (T)
- Les Alpes de la Méditerranée (Italy) (T)
- Long-lived trees of Iran (T)
- Luther memorials in Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony, Bavaria and Thuringia (T)
- Mattanchery Palace, Ernakulam, Kerala (T)
- Mayon Volcano Natural Park (T)
- Monastery of St. Amenaprkich (New Julfa Vank) (T)
- Moulay Idriss Zerhoun (T)
- Mountain Railways of India (Extension) (T)
- Mt. Iglit-Baco National Park (T)
- Nasqsh-e Rostam and Naqsh-e Rajab (T)
- Neolithic Shell Midden Sites in Lal-lo and Gattaran Municipalities (T)
- Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park (T)
- Paleolithic Archaelogical Sites in Cagayan Valley (T)
- Parc naturel de Talassemtane (T)
- Persepolis and other relevant buildings (T)
- Petroglyphs and Petrographs of the Philippines (T)
- Phuphrabat Historical Park (T)
- Semarang Old Town (T)
- Serial Nomination of Maratha Military Architecture in Maharashtra (T)
- Serial Nomination of Tehrans Modern Architectural Heritage (T)
- Seruwila to Sri Pada (Sacred Foot Print Shrine), Ancient pilgrim route along the Mahaweli river in Sri Lanka (T)
- Shush (T)
- Silk Road Sites in India (T)
- Silk Route (Also as Silk Road) (T)
- Sites of Saytagrah (T)
- Succulent Karoo Protected Areas (Namibia) (T)
- Tape Sialk (T)
- Taq-e Bostan (T)
- The Andaman Sea Nature Reserves of Thailand (T)
- The Archeological complex of Banteay Chhmar (T)
- The Collection of Historical Bridges (T)
- The Historical City of Maybod (T)
- The Historical Village of Abyaneh (T)
- The Historical-Cultural Axis of Fin, Sialk, Kashan (T)
- The Old Town of Jakarta (T)
- The Persian House in Central plateau of Iran (T)
- The Zandiyeh Ensemble of Fars Province (T)
- University of Tehran (T)
- Welwitschia Plains (T)
Reviewed TWHS
- Human Rights, Liberation Struggle and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites (T)
- Phuphrabat Historical Park (T)
- The Old Town of Jakarta (T)
- Sites of Saytagrah (T)
- The Historical City of Maybod (T)
- Neolithic Shell Midden Sites in Lal-lo and Gattaran Municipalities (T)
- San Sebastian Church (T)
- Chocolate Hills Natural Monument (T)
- Petroglyphs and Petrographs of the Philippines (T)