Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve, Madagascar (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/494

 

Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve comprises karstic landscapes and limestone uplands cut into impressive 'tsingy' peaks and a 'forest' of limestone needles, the spectacular canyon of the Manambolo river, rolling hills and high peaks. The undisturbed forests, lakes and mangrove swamps are the habitat for rare and endangered lemurs and birds.

 

 

Sender: Cristine, Sent on: 18 Apr, 2014, Received on: 29 Apr, 2014, Travel time: 11 days

Royal Hill of Ambohimanga, Madagascar (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/950

 

The Royal Hill of Ambohimanga consists of a royal city and burial site, and an ensemble of sacred places. It is associated with strong feelings of national identity, and has maintained its spiritual and sacred character both in ritual practice and the popular imagination for the past 500 years. It remains a place of worship to which pilgrims come from Madagascar and elsewhere.

 

 

Sender: Cristine, Sent on: 18 Apr, 2014, Received on: 29 Apr, 2014, Travel time: 11 days

Rainforests of the Atsinanana, Madagascar (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1257

 

The Rainforests of the Atsinanana comprise six national parks distributed along the eastern part of the island. These relict forests are critically important for maintaining ongoing ecological processes necessary for the survival of Madagascar’s unique biodiversity, which reflects the island’s geological history. Having completed its separation from all other land masses more than 60 million years ago, Madagascar’s plant and animal life evolved in isolation. The rainforests are inscribed for their importance to both ecological and biological processes as well as their biodiversity and the threatened species they support. Many species are rare and threatened especially primates and lemurs.

 

 

Sender: Cristine, Sent on: 18 Apr, 2014, Received on: 29 Apr, 2014, Travel time: 11 days