10 World Sacred Sites to visit
April 10, 2016
Location: Around The World
In many cases our cultural experience are made exploring sacred places!! From the Ancient city made by Tayrona People to the most complex funeral rituals in the world passing through majestic temples in Cambodia and Myanmar and discovering wonderful local cultures in Vietnam. I’m glad to present you my favourite 10 cultural experiences of 2015!
I took all the pictures, enjoy….
10) LUANG PRABANG – LAOS
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- Another capture of Luang Prabang’s temples. World Sacred Sites
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- Wat Vieng Thong in a great sunny day. Luang Prabang Traveller Dream
Luang Prabang is exceptional for both its rich architectural and artistic heritage that reflects the fusion of Lao traditional urban architecture with that of the colonial era!
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9) GOLDEN ROCK – MYANMAR
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- Wonderful Golden Rock from far
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- Men praying and affixing gold leaf squares to the Rock. World Sacred Sites
A glimpse of the “gravity defying” Golden Rock is believed to be enough of an inspiration for any person to turn to Buddhism!
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8) SANTUARIO LAS LAJAS – COLOMBIA
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- The main entrance to the Santuario. World Sacred Sites
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- Santuario De las lajas from the top
The present church was built in Gothic Revival style between 1916 and 1949. The name Laja comes from the name of a type of flat sedimentary rock similar to shale….
7) THE LOST CITY – COLOMBIA
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- Welcome to the lost city of Tayrona. World Sacred Sites
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- In front of the leader of Tayrona people
Here is a sacred place (Ciudad Perdida or Lost City) and It is believed to have been founded about 800 CE, some 650 years earlier than Machu Picchu….
Take a look my post about this wonderful location, click here
6) THE NURAGHE – SARDINIA,ITALY
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- A complex prehistoric building in the shape of a tholos tomb.
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- Inside Nuraghe Losa Abbasanta. World Sacred sites
The Nuraghe is the main type of ancient megalithic edifice found in Sardinia, Italy, and developed during the Nuragic Age between 1900 and 730 BCE. Today it has come to be the symbol of Sardinia and its distinctive culture, the Nuragic civilization.
5) ANGKOR WAT – CAMBODIA
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- Angkor Wat at Sunrise, amazing capture!
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- Angkor Wat, a gem of Southeast Asia. World Sacred sites
The largest religious monument in the world. It was first a Hindu and later a Buddhist temple….
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4) CHAN CHAN – PERU
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- Sculptures into this wonderful and still undiscovered place. World Sacred sites
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- Chian Chan, the historic capital of Chimor Empire. World Sacred sites
The largest Pre-Columbian city in South America , Chan Chan is believed to have been constructed around 850 AD by the Chimú. It was the Chimor empire capital city with an estimated population of 40,000-60,000 people.
3) WHITE TEMPLE – THAILAND
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- Like a postcard. World Sacred sites
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- The cycle of rebirth of this amazing Thai place. World Sacred sites
Unusual and popular Wat Rong Khun, better known to foreigners as the White temple, this one’s construction began in 1997 by noted Thailand painter-turned architect Chalermchai Kositpita. He considers the temple to be an offering to Lord Buddha and believes the project will give him immortal life. Before getting there i saw it from a distance and was like glittering porcelain.
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2) BAGAN – MYANMAR
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- Baloons, mixed colourful Sky…This is Bagan Temples at Sunrise. World sacred sites
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- Monk walks down the stairs of Mi Ma Laung.
Small and nondescript, big and imposing, huge and magnificent, the entire city is filled with temple, they are everywhere and over 2,000 of them…Welcome to the Ancient Burmese Empire….
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1) TANA TORAJA- INDONESIA
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- Typical house in Tana Toraja, Indonesia. World sacred sites
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- Ke’te Kesu, the anging coffin found in Rantepao area. World sacred sites
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- Lemo’s area, the stone graves of Indonesia, Tana Toraja!
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- Here we are, the Dead King of a village in Rantepao! Unique experience
Tana Toraja and the most distinct funeral rituals in the world. For the Toraja people, all their lives rotate around death. For them is the majesty of the funeral and not the wedding, that marks a family status and it is a great celebration of life. Without a proper funeral rite the soul of the deceased will cause misfortune to his family….
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Author of this post: Davide
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Peru e indoesia son destinos que estan dentro de mi check list por visitar
Peru es un pais hermoso, con una cultura milenaria y una gastronomia que se encuentra dentro de las mas aplaudidas y versátiles Del mundo. Los vestigios incas que posee el pais se encuentran intactos , gracias a ello podemos viajar al pasado e indagar sobre la historia del pais.
Peru es simplemete un destino para perderse dentro de su rica cultura y viajar al
Pasado.
Really cool blog! Keep it going and never stop exploring guys! Cheers! 😉
Thank you so much Gemma, we are keep writing more and more tips about all the places where we have been to… keep following us! 😀
Pretty cool places. This will be a great guide for travelling. Beenin Asia for most of my life but never have any chance to discover much. Will be on my bucket list. Thanks for sharing
Keep in mind all these places…thanks for your comment and keep following us around the world!!