Thursday, April 17, 2008

Offer list

I would like to swap some World Heritage duplicates I still have!

Here is my offer list.

I swap under those conditions.

1. on 1:1 basis for not to expensive stamps.
2. facial value if the stamps you offer are from the country you live in or if you bought them on facial value yourself.
3. on Michel catalogue value.
4. I can also sell them


If you are intersted in swapping with me, click on "comments". :o)

Wantlist

I would like to swap some World Heritage stamps I still need!

Here is my want list.

I swap under those conditions.

1. on 1:1 basis for not to expensive stamps.
2. facial value if the stamps you offer are from the country you live in or if you bought them on facial value yourself.
3. on Michel catalogue value.


If you are intersted in swapping with me, click on "comments":o)

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Historic quarter of the city of Colonia del Sacramento

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Founded by the Portuguese in 1680 on the Rio de la Plata, the city fulfilled a strategic function against the Spanish Empire. Disputed for a century, it was finally lost by its founders. Its preserved urban landscape, a mixture of solemnity and intimacy, is an example of the successful fusion of the Portuguese, Spanish and post-colonial styles.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Archeological Site of Monte Alban

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Inhabited over a period of 1500 years by a succession of peoples - Olmecs, Zapotecs and Mixtecs - the terraces, dams, canals, pyramids and artificial mounds of Monte Alban were literally carved out of the mountain and are the symbols of a sacred topography. Nearby, the checkerboard design of Oaxaca is a good example of the Spanish colonial architecture.

Monday, April 14, 2008

Rennell East

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East Rennell makes up the southern third of Rennell Island, the southernmost island in the Solomon Island group in the western Pacific. Rennell, 86 km long and 15 km wide, is the largest raised coral atoll in the world. The site covers approximately 37,000 hectares plus a marine area extending three nautical miles to sea. A major feature of the island is Lake Tegano which was the former lagoon on the atoll. The lake, the largest in the insular Pacific (15,500 hectares), is brackish and contains many rugged limestone islands and endemic species. Rennell is mostly covered with dense forest with a canopy averaging 20 m in height. Combined with strong climatic effects of frequent cyclones, the site is a true natural laboratory for scientific study. The site is under customary land ownership and management.

Grand-Place at Brussels

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The Brussels Grand-Place is a remarkably homogeneous body of public and private buildings, dating mainly from the late 17th century, whose architecture encapsulates and vividly illustrates the social and cultural quality of this important political and commercial centre.

Chongoni Rock Art Area

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Situated within a cluster of forested granite hills and covering an area of 126.4 km2, high up the plateau of central Malawi, the area features the richest concentration of rock art in Central Africa on 127 sites. They reflect the comparatively scarce tradition of farmer rock art, as well as paintings by BaTwa hunter-gatherers who inhabited the area from the Late Stone Age. The Chewa agriculturalists, whose ancestors lived in the area from the late Iron Age, practised rock painting until well into the 20th century. The symbols in the rock art, which are strongly associated with women, still have cultural relevance amongst the Chewa, and the sites are actively associated with ceremonies and rituals.