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Kitanglad and Kalatungan Mountain Ranges (T)

GabLabCebu Philippines - 05-Jan-25

Kitanglad and Kalatungan Mountain Ranges (T)

I listed the Kitanglad Range under my proposed WHS years ago, and to my surprise, it has now come up on the tentative list. I visited back in February 2019 through Dahilayan Adventure Park, Manolo Fortich; this is a few hours from Cagayan de Oro City. The adventure park is located just inside of the Mt. Kitanglad Range Natural Park with wonderful views of the mountain range. This is probably the easiest way to visit this site, along with driving the nearby countryside roads that also reach the edge of the natural park (which we also did). However, the best way to experience it would be to climb Mt. Dulang-dulang (2941masl., 2nd highest in the country) and/or Mt. Kitanglad (2899masl., 4th highest), or Mt Kalatungan (2860masl., 5th highest) in the neighboring Mt

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Wanuskewin (T)

GabLabCebu Philippines - 29-Dec-24

Wanuskewin (T)

Wanuskewin is not the kind of place you simply stumble into; it's a site one would usually have to make quite a journey for. Most definitely, it once drew Native Americans in far greater numbers than it does today's tourists. However, I was lucky enough to visit Western Canada in July 2024 and figured it was the perfect time to make the journey all the way out here. A journey it was! Unless you live in or frequent Saskatchewan, it's a 6-hour drive from the big cities of Alberta over endless fields of grass, corn, and canola. At least Prince Albert National Park is just about a 2-hour drive away, to make the journey more worthwhile.

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Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple

GabLabCebu Philippines - 07-Aug-23

Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple

With many recent mixed reviews on this site, I wasn't sure what to expect of Seokguram and Bulguksa. All I knew was that I had to include them on my June 2023 trip to Korea at all costs, as I knew them to be renowned as masterpieces of the great Silla kingdom. I visited them on the morning after a late night exploring Historic Gyeongju, which had tired the rest of my party out, meaning I was to explore this site on my own and be back at 12:00 to join back up and head to Yangdong. With under 4 hours to check both components off my list, I rushed for bus 700 at the central bus station (I think you can also take bus 11, though the route may be different), which passes by Bunhwangsa and Bomun Lake on the approximately 40-minute ride to Bulguksa

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Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries

GabLabCebu Philippines - 08-Aug-23

Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries

To me, the Sansa embody the ideal and typical Korean temple. They may not have the historic significance of Bulguksa or the unique library of Haeinsa, but they are much better preserved, containing some of the oldest standing wooden architecture in the peninsula, and some of the most beautiful too. For that, I have to say they are a much-needed WHS, and I had a dilemma on which of the seven to fit into my trip to Korea in June 2023. Upon examining the evaluation file, I found that only four were actually advised for inscription - Tongdosa, Buseoksa, Beopjusa,Daeheungsa

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Preah Vihear Temple

GabLabCebu Philippines - 07-Aug-23

Preah Vihear Temple

Seeing most photos of Preah Vihear with the clear blue skies, I can't help but wonder if my January 2023 experience visiting this great site might have felt different if the weather had been milder. Arriving at the top of the mountain after a long morning drive from Siem Reap, the fog and light drizzle gave me Machu Picchu vibes, especially as I approached the fifth gopura, the lowest one on the slope (you'll see the five in reverse order as you ascend). This fifth gopura was the least impressive and most ruined; the enchanting atmosphere, especially with the wide road sloping up into the heavens and the opposing stairs down into the fog of Thailand, was what made its appearance so exciting

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Name
GabLabCebu
Country
Philippines
Ranking
640
Most Impressive
Te Wahipounamu, Canadian Rockies, Yellowstone, Ancient Thebes
Proposal
Baroque Churches of Southern Cebu, Dalaguete Range and Chocolate Hills: Karst Landscapes of the Visayas, San Sebastian Church (Manila), Historic Town of Jimenez (Misamis Occ.), Taroko National Park (Taiwan), Great Basin National Park (USA),

Recently Visited WHS

Update 20.01.25
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  • Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba Archipelago

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    Rating Stats
    Ancient Thebes 5
    Angkor 5
    Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks 5
    Machu Picchu 5
    Petra 5
    Rome 5
    Te Wahipounamu 5
    Yellowstone 5
    Cordoba 4.5
    Dinosaur Provincial Park 4.5
    Grand Canyon 4.5
    Iguacu 4.5
    Kii Mountain Range 4.5
    Kraków 4.5
    Old City of Jerusalem 4.5
    Pyramids (Memphis) 4.5
    Redwood 4.5
    Venice and its Lagoon 4.5
    Ancient Kyoto 4
    Archaeological Site of Delphi 4
    Caves of Maresha and Bet Guvrin 4
    Gyeongju 4
    Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba Archipelago 4
    Historic Cairo 4
    Mont-Saint-Michel 4
    Nubian Monuments 4
    Olympic National Park 4
    Prague 4
    Quito 4
    Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras 4
    Seville 4
    Vatican City 4
    Waterton Glacier International Peace Park 4
    Acropolis 3.5
    Ancient Nara 3.5
    Biblical Tells 3.5
    Cuzco 3.5
    Dubrovnik 3.5
    Granada 3.5
    Himeji-jo 3.5
    Hwaseong Fortress 3.5
    Padua’s fourteenth-century fresco cycles 3.5
    Paris, Banks of the Seine 3.5
    Salamanca 3.5
    Sambor Prei Kuk 3.5
    Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple 3.5
    Sintra 3.5
    Wadi Rum 3.5
    Wulingyuan 3.5
    Yosemite National Park 3.5
    Arequipa 3
    Baroque Churches 3
    Belem 3
    Brasilia 3
    Budapest 3
    Changdeokgung Palace Complex 3
    Everglades 3
    Haeinsa Temple 3
    Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump 3
    Horyu-ji Area 3
    Jeju 3
    Macao 3
    Medina of Marrakesh 3
    Nasca Lines 3
    Old City of Acre 3
    Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands 3
    Preah Vihear Temple 3
    Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries 3
    Trang An 3
    Versailles 3
    Works of Antoni Gaudí 3
    Ayutthaya 2.5
    Baekje Historic Areas 2.5
    Bethlehem 2.5
    Classical Gardens of Suzhou 2.5
    Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats 2.5
    Grand Canal 2.5
    Greater Blue Mountains 2.5
    Hahoe and Yangdong 2.5
    Itsukushima Shrine 2.5
    Jongmyo Shrine 2.5
    Koh Ker 2.5
    Kotor 2.5
    Masada 2.5
    Namhansanseong 2.5
    Palau de la Musica Catalana & Hospital de Sant Pau 2.5
    Piazza del Duomo (Pisa) 2.5
    Rabat 2.5
    Thang Long 2.5
    Vienna 2.5
    Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch 2
    Bryggen 2
    Canal du Midi 2
    Citadel of the Ho Dynasty 2
    Gaya Tumuli 2
    Genbaku Dome 2
    Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen 2
    La Lonja de la Seda 2
    Lima 2
    Mozu-Furuichi Kofun 2
    Qhapaq Ñan 2
    Royal Joseon Tombs 2
    Saint Catherine Area 2
    Sucre 2
    Warsaw 2
    Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi 2
    Botanical Garden, Padua 1.5
    Rio de Janeiro 1.5
    Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France 1.5
    Seowon, Neo-Confucian Academies 1.5
    Sydney Opera House 1.5
    White City of Tel-Aviv 1.5
    Bahá’i Holy Places 1
    Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan" 1
    Nice 1
    Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro 1
    Royal Exhibition Building 1
    1. Aguas Livres Aqueduct (T)
    2. Amalienborg and its district (T)
    3. Ancient Greek Theatres (T)
    4. Arbel (arbel, nebe shueb, horns of hittim) (T)
    5. Auckland Volcanic Fields (T)
    6. Baroque Churches of the Philippines (Extension) (T)
    7. Bet She'an (T)
    8. Butuan Archeological Sites (T)
    9. Caesarea (T)
    10. Cal Orck'o: Footprints of time (T)
    11. Capital Fortifications of Hanyang : Hangyangdoseong Capital City Wall, Bukhansanseong Mountain Fortress and Tangchundaeseong Defense Wall (T)
    12. Central Park (T)
    13. Chocolate Hills Natural Monument (T)
    14. Colonial Urban Plan and Fortifications of the Walled City of Manila (T)
    15. Coron Island Natural Biotic Area (T)
    16. Early Synagogues in the Galilee (T)
    17. Egyptian Museum in Cairo (T)
    18. Ein Karem, a village and its cultural landscape (T)
    19. El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area (T)
    20. Former M-13 prison/ Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (former S-21)/ Choeung Ek Genocidal Centre (former Execution Site of S-21) (T)
    21. Guano Islands, Islets, and Capes National Reserve System (T)
    22. Historical Lisbon, Global City (T)
    23. Jerash Archaeological City (Ancient Meeting Place of East and West) (T)
    24. Jerusalem (T)
    25. Kitanglad and Kalatungan Mountain Ranges: Sacred Sites of Bukidnon (T)
    26. Lake Titicaca (T)
    27. Makhteshim Country (T)
    28. Mayon Volcano Natural Park (T)
    29. Monuments, Sites and Cultural Landscape of Chiang Mai, Capital of Lanna (T)
    30. Mt. Malindang Range Natural Park (T)
    31. Pharaonic temples in Upper Egypt from the Ptolemaic and Roman periods (T)
    32. Phnom Kulen: Archeological Site/Ancient Site of Mahendraparvata (T)
    33. Pombaline Lisbon (T)
    34. QUMRAN: Caves and Monastery of the Dead Sea Scrolls (T)
    35. Route of Magellan (T)
    36. Routes of Santiago de Compostela in Portugal (T)
    37. Sacred Titicaca Lake (T)
    38. Sea of Galilee & its Ancient Sites (T)
    39. The Galilee Journeys of Jesus & the Apostles (T)
    40. The Historic Towns and Landscape of Taal Volcano and its Caldera Lake (T)
    41. The Yen Tu Complex of Monuments and Landscapes (T)
    42. Timna (T)
    43. Wanuskewin (T)
    44. Waters and seabed of Fiordland (Te Moana O Atawhenua) (T)

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