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THE in Athens, the elaborate temples of in Cambodia, and the stone statues of tiny , home for 1000 years to the most isolated human community on Earth. These are among the 878 (both cultural and natural) protected by UNESCO as places of “outstanding universal value” to humankind. As such, each contains extraordinary creative masterpieces from lost cultural traditions. And each represents a vestige of the past that stands out as a powerful source of inspiration to people across the planet.
Yet one aspect…
