Sunday, March 18, 2007

Rapa Nui National Park among Chile's 5 World Heritage Sites, among the world's 830

CHILE’S ASTRONOMERS TAKE LIGHT POLLUTION TO UNESCO
Star Searchers Want A Country’s Skies Designated As World Heritage Site
By Nathan Crooks (editor@santiagotimes.cl)
Santiago Times
March 14, 2007

There are currently 830 World Heritage Sites around the globe. The five protected sites in Chile include the Rapa Nui (Easter Island) National Park, historic churches on the southern island of Chiloe, the historic port of Valparaiso, the Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works and the historic mining town of Sewell.

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