One of our day trips from Cusco was spent visiting Valle Sur, located southeast of Cusco, with the intent of hopping between churches and archaeological sites. Said churches belong to …
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 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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10Dec. 30, 2025Budj Bim Cultural Landscape
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10Dec. 29, 2025Australian Fossil Mammal Sites
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01Dec. 28, 2025Australian Cornish Mining Sites: Burra and Moonta
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About Carlo Sarion
- Member since
- January 2019
- Country of Origin
- Philippines
Visits
- Rank
- #290
- WHS
- 195
- Tentative Sites
- 42
Website Participation
- Reviews
- 38
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Ratings
Ratings
World Heritage Sites
- Iguazu National Park 5.0
- Taj Mahal 5.0
- Te Wahipounamu 5.0
- Bagan 5.0
- Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras 5.0
- Ngorongoro 5.0
- Serengeti 5.0
- Göreme NP and Cappadocia 5.0
- Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks 5.0
- Namib Sand Sea 5.0
- Pyramids (Memphis) 5.0
- Ancient Thebes 5.0
- Machu Picchu 5.0
- Great Barrier Reef 5.0
- Angkor 5.0
- Iguacu 5.0
- Tasmanian Wilderness 4.5
- Istanbul 4.5
- Mexico City and Xochimilco 4.5
- Cuzco 4.5
- Gunung Mulu 4.5
- Ephesus 4.5
- Great Wall 4.5
- Ancient Kyoto 4.5
- Persepolis 4.5
- Chichen-Itza 4.5
- Teotihuacan 4.5
- Prague 4.5
- Auschwitz Birkenau 4.5
- Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor 4.0
- Medina of Marrakesh 4.0
- Kilimanjaro National Park 4.0
- Borobudur 4.0
- Kraków 4.0
- Historic Cairo 4.0
- St. Petersburg 4.0
- Wet Tropics of Queensland 4.0
- K’gari (formerly Fraser Island) 4.0
- Schönbrunn 4.0
- Ouro Preto 4.0
- Kathmandu Valley 4.0
- Fatehpur Sikri 4.0
- Kremlin and Red Square 4.0
- Fujisan 4.0
- Luang Prabang 4.0
- Hill Forts of Rajasthan 4.0
- San Miguel de Allende 4.0
- Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing 4.0
- Ancient Nara 4.0
- Gulf of California 4.0
- Huascaran National Park 4.0
- Tongariro National Park 4.0
- Gondwana Rainforests 3.5
- Meidan Emam, Esfahan 3.5
- Baroque Churches 3.5
- Arequipa 3.5
- Chitwan National Park 3.5
- Prambanan 3.5
- Sigiriya 3.5
- Hierapolis-Pamukkale 3.5
- Uxmal 3.5
- Ping Yao 3.5
- Yazd 3.5
- Trinity Sergius Lavra 3.5
- Québec 3.5
- South China Karst 3.5
- Hoi An 3.5
- Ksar of Aït Ben Haddou 3.5
- Brasilia 3.5
- Jaipur City, Rajasthan 3.5
- Oaxaca and Monte Alban 3.5
- Kii Mountain Range 3.5
- Greater Blue Mountains 3.5
- Rani-ki-Vav 3.5
- Aphrodisias 3.5
- Nikko 3.5
- Anuradhapura 3.5
- Cape Floral Region 3.5
- Guanajuato 3.5
- Humayun's Tomb 3.0
- Sukhothai 3.0
- Polonnaruva 3.0
- Kandy 3.0
- Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple 3.0
- Horyu-ji Area 3.0
- Himeji-jo 3.0
- Itsukushima Shrine 3.0
- Agra Fort 3.0
- Salzburg 3.0
- Semmering Railway 3.0
- Bom Jesus do Congonhas 3.0
- Diamantina 3.0
- Statue of Liberty 3.0
- Ayutthaya 3.0
- Qutb Minar 3.0
- Fossil Hominid Sites 3.0
- Classical Gardens of Suzhou 3.0
- Summer Palace 3.0
- Temple of Heaven 3.0
- Changdeokgung Palace Complex 3.0
- Lima 3.0
- Medina of Fez 3.0
- Volubilis 3.0
- Puebla 3.0
- Querétaro 3.0
- Xochicalco 3.0
- White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal 3.0
- Kutna Hora 3.0
- Old Town Lunenburg 3.0
- Vigan 3.0
- Novodevichy Convent 3.0
- Dong Phayayen - Khao Yai 3.0
- Regensburg 3.0
- Red Fort 3.0
- Joggins Fossil Cliffs 3.0
- Caves of Yagul and Mitla 3.0
- Persian Garden 3.0
- Bali Subak system 3.0
- Masjed-e Jâme' 3.0
- Rio de Janeiro 3.0
- Trang An 3.0
- Bolgar 3.0
- Okinoshima Island 3.0
- Paraty and Ilha Grande 3.0
- Kinabalu Park 2.5
- Beijing Central Axis 2.5
- Kazan Kremlin 2.5
- Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque 2.5
- Hwaseong Fortress 2.5
- Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution 2.5
- Monticello 2.5
- Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai 2.5
- Tugendhat Villa 2.5
- Vienna 2.5
- Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region 2.5
- Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley 2.5
- Tequila 2.5
- Australian Fossil Mammal Sites 2.5
- Jantar Mantar 2.5
- Vat Phou 2.5
- Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines 2.5
- Camino Real 2.5
- Old Town of Galle 2.5
- Hué 2.5
- Ahmadabad 2.5
- Medina of Tétouan 2.5
- Sydney Opera House 2.5
- Meknes 2.5
- Rabat 2.5
- Sviyazhsk 2.5
- Sítio Roberto Burle Marx 2.5
- Rideau Canal 2.5
- Persian Caravanserai 2.5
- Imperial Tombs 2.5
- Stone Town of Zanzibar 2.5
- Pasargadae 2.5
- Golestan Palace 2.5
- Central University City Campus of the UNAM 2.5
- My Son 2.5
- Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings 2.5
- Grand Canal 2.5
- Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor 2.5
- Chavin 2.0
- Luis Barragán House and Studio 2.0
- Budj Bim Cultural Landscape 2.0
- Melaka and George Town 2.0
- Water Management System of Augsburg 2.0
- Royal Joseon Tombs 2.0
- Central Highlands 2.0
- Australian Convict Sites 2.0
- Cambodian Memorial Sites 2.0
- Kladruby nad Labem 2.0
- Grand Pré 2.0
- Elephanta Caves 2.0
- Tomioka Silk Mill 2.0
- Qhapaq Ñan 2.0
- Namhansanseong 2.0
- Yogyakarta 2.0
- Singapore Botanic Gardens 2.0
- The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier 2.0
- Pampulha 2.0
- Keoladeo National Park 2.0
- Genbaku Dome 2.0
- Hospicio Cabañas 2.0
- Popocatepetl monasteries 2.0
- Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye 2.0
- Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites 2.0
- Jongmyo Shrine 2.0
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus 2.0
- Macao 1.5
- Thang Long 1.5
- Mozu-Furuichi Kofun 1.5
- The Persian Qanat 1.5
- Royal Exhibition Building 1.5
- Danube Limes 1.5
- Valongo Wharf 1.0
Tentative Sites
- El Nido-Taytay Protected Area
- Chocolate Hills Natural Monument
- Nasqsh-e Rostam and Naqsh-e Rajab
- Etosha Pan
- Shwedagon Pagoda
- Hikone-Jo
- That Luang de Vientiane
- Waters and seabed of Fiordland
- Civil Rights Movement Sites
- Australian Cornish Mining Sites: Burra and Moonta
- Inle Lake
- Archaeological site of Laodikeia
- Sites of Saytagrah, India's non-violent freedom mo
- Salt Mines of Maras
- Ellis Island
- Mt. Pulag National Park
- Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo's Home-Study Museum
- Waitangi Treaty Grounds historic precinct
- Napier Art Deco historic precinct
- 196 19
- Locations
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- Zones
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Reviews by Carlo Sarion
K’gari (formerly Fraser Islan… (Inscribed)
K’gari (formerly Fraser Island)
K'gari (Butchulla for Fraser Island) is undoubtedly as exceptional as it could be. It satisfies 3 of the 4 natural criteria, and the increased recognition of Butchulla people as …
Waitangi Treaty Grounds histo… (On tentative list)
Waitangi Treaty Grounds historic precinct
The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840 at what is now called Te Pitowhenua Waitangi Treaty Grounds, perhaps Aotearoa New Zealand’s most important historical site. How the principles of …
Palais de la Culture, Rio de … (On tentative list)
Palais de la Culture, Rio de Janeiro
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, …
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 …