UNESCO has recently added new sites to its list of World Heritage sites.  A World Heritage site is a place of either great physical or cultural significance.  Thirteen new sites have been added to the list, two natural sites and 11 cultural, bring the total list to 890.
Here’s what’s been added:

Wadden Sea – Germany and the Netherlands
The Dolomites – Italy
Stoclet House – Belgium
The Ruins of Loropeni – Burkina Faso
Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande – Cape Verde
Mount Wutai – China
Shushtar, Historical Hydraulic System – Iran
Sulamain-Too Sacred Mountain – Kyrgyzstan
The Sacred City of Caral-Supe – Peru
The Royal Tombs of …read more