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Huaraz
Peru · City or town

Huaraz

Huaraz can serve as a base for visiting Chavín de Huántar, with shared transport and minivans connecting the two. Staying overnight in the city beforehand can ease the schedule and leave more time for the journey.

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Ngọ Môn Gate, entrance to the Imperial Citadel of Huế.
Vietnam · City or town

Hue

Huế was the capital of unified Vietnam from 1802 to 1945. Its Imperial City, Nguyễn dynasty tombs and Perfume River form a spread-out ensemble in which the surrounding landscape and travel between sites shape the visit.

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Hungduan
Philippines · City or town

Hungduan

Hungduan is one of the municipalities associated with the Ifugao rice-terrace clusters included in the UNESCO inscription. The article describes its terrace pattern as resembling a spider web.

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Ichan Kala
Uzbekistan · Place of interest

Ichan Kala

Ichan Kala is Khiva’s walled core and a lived-in historic city. Its compact precinct is explored on foot among walls, courtyards, homes, mosques and madrasas; spreading the visit across several walks allows for a calmer pace.

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Historic entrance to Anthony’s Main Road at the former Idrija mercury mine.
Slovenia · City or town

Idrija

Idrija brings the history of mercury mining, hydraulic engineering and bobbin lace together in a compact urban setting. The mine, Gewerkenegg Castle and the Rake Canal show how infrastructure and work shaped everyday life.

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Île-de-France
France · Region or area

Île-de-France

Île-de-France is the region where Paris, the capital of France, is located. The available information establishes this connection but does not describe other destinations or services in the region.

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Ili River
Kazakhstan · Region or area

Ili River

The Ili River provides the setting for the Tamgaly-Tas rock sanctuary near Konaev, where Buddhist images and inscriptions are preserved on rocks beside the water.

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Inle Lake
Myanmar · Region or area

Inle Lake

Inle Lake is named among the destinations in Myanmar covered by the material consulted. The source advises postponing tourist travel to the country because of the security situation and uncertainty around movement.

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Inquisitor's Palace
Malta · Place of interest

Inquisitor's Palace

The Inquisitor’s Palace in Birgu served as a residence, tribunal and prison. Today, it combines the interpretation of a historic house with ethnographic collections; its grand rooms and judicial spaces reveal different aspects of the building’s past.

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Wide view of Vikos Gorge and its limestone slopes in Zagori.
Greece · City or town

Ioannina

Ioannina appears in the available information as a starting point for intercity buses to Zagori villages such as Papingo, Monodendri and Vikos. The source does not provide enough detail here to describe the city’s own attractions.

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Pale sedimentary formations in Ischigualasto Provincial Park.
Argentina · Region or area

Ischigualasto Provincial Park

Ischigualasto is an open landscape of geological strata, eroded landforms and fossils. Its traditional circuit is driven, with brief stops and a visit to the Dr. William Sill Site Museum.

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Island of Mozambique
Mozambique · Region or area

Island of Mozambique

The Island of Mozambique brings together two urban landscapes: Cidade de Pedra e Cal, with stone-and-lime buildings, and Cidade de Macuti, a residential area associated with traditional palm thatch.

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Isnos
Colombia · City or town

Isnos

Isnos is home to Alto de los Ídolos and Alto de las Piedras, two archaeological sites suited to a second day of exploring monumental tombs, artificial terraces and stone sculptures.

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Isurumuniya
Sri Lanka · Place of interest

Isurumuniya

Isurumuniya brings together reliefs and a rock-cut temple in Anuradhapura’s sacred area. A visit invites close attention to carved details and architectural features, as well as to the rituals taking place at the site.

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Itapúa Department
Paraguay · Region or area

Itapúa Department

Itapúa Department includes Trinidad, Jesús de Tavarangue and San Cosme y San Damián, three missions with distinct histories and visitor experiences. Trinidad and Jesús are inscribed on the World Heritage List; San Cosme retains a church in use.

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