Edificio Palacio Gustavo Capanema is a pioneering modernist building located in the heart of Rio De Janeiro. It is just a short stroll away from other interesting buildings around Centro, …
Carlo Sarion
Philippines \ Member since January 2019
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Traveling to see UNESCO World Heritage Sites is rooted in my love for geography, cultures, and conservation. I'm originally from the Manila, Philippines and now live in Wellington, New Zealand. I trained as a biologist, worked in human resources, taught university biology, and now work in policy.
Recent Visits
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10July 26, 2025Regensburg
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10July 25, 2025Water Management System of Augsburg
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10July 24, 2025Salzburg
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About Carlo Sarion
- Member since
- January 2019
- Country of Origin
- Philippines
Visits
- Rank
- #290
- WHS
- 192
- Tentative Sites
- 39
Website Participation
- Reviews
- 35
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Ratings
Ratings
World Heritage Sites
- Great Barrier Reef 5.0
- Iguacu 5.0
- Ngorongoro 5.0
- Iguazu National Park 5.0
- Serengeti 5.0
- Persepolis 5.0
- Bagan 5.0
- Te Wahipounamu 5.0
- Ancient Thebes 5.0
- Machu Picchu 5.0
- Angkor 5.0
- Taj Mahal 5.0
- Namib Sand Sea 5.0
- Göreme NP and Cappadocia 5.0
- Pyramids (Memphis) 5.0
- Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras 5.0
- Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks 5.0
- Ephesus 4.5
- Teotihuacan 4.5
- Prague 4.5
- Great Wall 4.5
- Chichen-Itza 4.5
- Istanbul 4.5
- Mexico City and Xochimilco 4.5
- Ancient Kyoto 4.5
- Auschwitz Birkenau 4.5
- Cuzco 4.5
- Gunung Mulu 4.5
- Tongariro National Park 4.0
- Borobudur 4.0
- Imperial Palace 4.0
- Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor 4.0
- Kathmandu Valley 4.0
- Historic Cairo 4.0
- Wet Tropics of Queensland 4.0
- K’gari (formerly Fraser Island) 4.0
- Kraków 4.0
- Luang Prabang 4.0
- Fatehpur Sikri 4.0
- Hill Forts of Rajasthan 4.0
- Kremlin and Red Square 4.0
- St. Petersburg 4.0
- Ancient Nara 4.0
- Huascaran National Park 4.0
- San Miguel de Allende 4.0
- Kilimanjaro National Park 4.0
- Schönbrunn 4.0
- Medina of Marrakesh 4.0
- Fujisan 4.0
- Gulf of California 4.0
- Ouro Preto 4.0
- Trinity Sergius Lavra 3.5
- South China Karst 3.5
- Québec 3.5
- Oaxaca and Monte Alban 3.5
- Aphrodisias 3.5
- Jaipur City, Rajasthan 3.5
- Chitwan National Park 3.5
- Arequipa 3.5
- Guanajuato 3.5
- Hierapolis-Pamukkale 3.5
- Meidan Emam, Esfahan 3.5
- Yazd 3.5
- Gondwana Rainforests 3.5
- Hoi An 3.5
- Uxmal 3.5
- Cape Floral Region 3.5
- Nikko 3.5
- Anuradhapura 3.5
- Sigiriya 3.5
- Ksar of Aït Ben Haddou 3.5
- Brasilia 3.5
- Prambanan 3.5
- Greater Blue Mountains 3.5
- Kii Mountain Range 3.5
- Rani-ki-Vav 3.5
- Ping Yao 3.5
- Humayun's Tomb 3.0
- Fossil Hominid Sites 3.0
- White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal 3.0
- Masjed-e Jâme' 3.0
- Persian Garden 3.0
- Dong Phayayen - Khao Yai 3.0
- Volubilis 3.0
- Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple 3.0
- Kandy 3.0
- Novodevichy Convent 3.0
- Polonnaruva 3.0
- Horyu-ji Area 3.0
- Agra Fort 3.0
- Red Fort 3.0
- Himeji-jo 3.0
- Querétaro 3.0
- Puebla 3.0
- Caves of Yagul and Mitla 3.0
- Xochicalco 3.0
- Okinoshima Island 3.0
- Changdeokgung Palace Complex 3.0
- Classical Gardens of Suzhou 3.0
- Trang An 3.0
- Medina of Fez 3.0
- Itsukushima Shrine 3.0
- Baroque Churches 3.0
- Ayutthaya 3.0
- Diamantina 3.0
- Bom Jesus do Congonhas 3.0
- Joggins Fossil Cliffs 3.0
- Bali Subak system 3.0
- Sukhothai 3.0
- Summer Palace 3.0
- Temple of Heaven 3.0
- Lima 3.0
- Old Town Lunenburg 3.0
- Rio de Janeiro 3.0
- Paraty and Ilha Grande 3.0
- Qutb Minar 3.0
- Bolgar 3.0
- Vigan 3.0
- Salzburg 3.0
- Semmering Railway 3.0
- Kutna Hora 3.0
- Regensburg 3.0
- Statue of Liberty 3.0
- Old Town of Galle 2.5
- Hwaseong Fortress 2.5
- Stone Town of Zanzibar 2.5
- Medina of Tétouan 2.5
- Golestan Palace 2.5
- Meknes 2.5
- Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings 2.5
- Kinabalu Park 2.5
- Pasargadae 2.5
- Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley 2.5
- Vat Phou 2.5
- Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines 2.5
- Vienna 2.5
- Kazan Kremlin 2.5
- Rabat 2.5
- Sydney Opera House 2.5
- Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor 2.5
- Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai 2.5
- Tugendhat Villa 2.5
- Beijing Central Axis 2.5
- Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque 2.5
- Monticello 2.5
- Imperial Tombs 2.5
- Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region 2.5
- Persian Caravanserai 2.5
- Grand Canal 2.5
- Ahmadabad 2.5
- Tequila 2.5
- Jantar Mantar 2.5
- Sítio Roberto Burle Marx 2.5
- Sviyazhsk 2.5
- My Son 2.5
- Camino Real 2.5
- Central University City Campus of the UNAM 2.5
- Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution 2.5
- Rideau Canal 2.5
- Hué 2.5
- Grand Pré 2.0
- Hospicio Cabañas 2.0
- Luis Barragán House and Studio 2.0
- Royal Joseon Tombs 2.0
- Jongmyo Shrine 2.0
- Central Highlands 2.0
- Singapore Botanic Gardens 2.0
- Kladruby nad Labem 2.0
- Yogyakarta 2.0
- Keoladeo National Park 2.0
- Qhapaq Ñan 2.0
- Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye 2.0
- Genbaku Dome 2.0
- Elephanta Caves 2.0
- Chavin 2.0
- Popocatepetl monasteries 2.0
- The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier 2.0
- Melaka and George Town 2.0
- Namhansanseong 2.0
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus 2.0
- Pampulha 2.0
- Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites 2.0
- Cambodian Memorial Sites 2.0
- Water Management System of Augsburg 2.0
- Australian Convict Sites 2.0
- Tomioka Silk Mill 2.0
- Mozu-Furuichi Kofun 1.5
- Danube Limes 1.5
- Thang Long 1.5
- Macao 1.5
- Royal Exhibition Building 1.5
- The Persian Qanat 1.5
- Valongo Wharf 1.0
Tentative Sites
- Ellis Island
- Chocolate Hills Natural Monument
- Nasqsh-e Rostam and Naqsh-e Rajab
- Etosha Pan
- Shwedagon Pagoda
- Hikone-Jo
- That Luang de Vientiane
- Sites of Saytagrah, India's non-violent freedom mo
- Salt Mines of Maras
- El Nido-Taytay Protected Area
- Mt. Pulag National Park
- Inle Lake
- Waters and seabed of Fiordland
- Archaeological site of Laodikeia
- Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo's Home-Study Museum
- Waitangi Treaty Grounds historic precinct
- Napier Art Deco historic precinct
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Reviews by Carlo Sarion

Palais de la Culture, Rio de … (On tentative list)
Palais de la Culture, Rio de Janeiro

Brasilia (Inscribed)
Brasilia
I have always associated modernist architecture with minimalism and utility, but also with grittiness and to some extent, urban decay. It did not help that modernist architecture originated brutalism, which …

Bom Jesus do Congonhas (Inscribed)
Bom Jesus do Congonhas
The Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas is inscribed based primarily on the outstanding works of Baroque art it contains and how it represents a period in religious architecture in …

Ouro Preto (Inscribed)
Ouro Preto
I think that Ouro Preto has got all the characteristics of an outstanding cultural World Heritage site: it contains architecture and artwork of high aesthetic value; its buildings, roads, and …

Diamantina (Inscribed)
Diamantina
The colonial town of Diamantina is situated about 300 kilometers north of the state capital city of Belo Horizonte. It's pretty much evident that its status as a center of …

Grand Pré (Inscribed)
Grand Pré
Grand Pré is comprised mainly of marshland that was first polderised by the Acadians in the 17th century for farming and settlement. Its inscription is based on two justifications: (1) …

Te Wahipounamu (Inscribed)
Te Wahipounamu
I thought that this site did not need any additional reviews. I mean, it’s got heaps of testimonies already, and we all know it’s famous, iconic, and a well-managed site …

Napier Art Deco historic prec… (On tentative list)
Napier Art Deco historic precinct
The lifting of restrictions following months of lockdown allowed me to visit Napier in July 2020. According to its UNESCO WHS webpage, Napier's cityscape is the local government's response to …

Archaeological site of Laodik… (On tentative list)
Archaeological site of Laodikeia
Laodikea was an ancient city during the Hellenistic period that was later assimilated into the Roman republic. As it sits on earthquake-prone terrain, it had been rebuilt several times until …

Dong Phayayen - Khao Yai (Inscribed)
Dong Phayayen - Khao Yai
I made it a priority to visit Khao Yai National Park during my trip to Thailand in April 2018. It is the most accessible among the five protected areas that …

Meidan Emam, Esfahan (Inscribed)
Meidan Emam, Esfahan
I thought of reviewing an Iranian UNESCO World Heritage Site in light of Trump’s recent threat to the country’s cultural sites. Sheer insanity I thought, but thankfully, the Pentagon just …

Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley (Inscribed)
Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley
Frederic M has done what I believe is the best way to really appreciate the OUV of this site--taking a multi-day tour. This was what I hoped of doing when …

Sites of Japan's Meiji Indust… (Inscribed)
Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution
The previous reviews have already covered the sites that I have visited, so I am not going to repeat what was already mentioned. But I'd like to add to the …

Caves of Yagul and Mitla (Inscribed)
Caves of Yagul and Mitla
Have you ever had that feeling when you didn't expect much from a "minor" site but for some reason, your experience visiting it was fun and satisfying? I would count …

Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque (Inscribed)
Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque
The Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System wasn't really part of my original itinerary, but having hired a car I knew I was going to regret not to visit the …