Mixteco de San Pedro Tidaá
Photo Planeta.com is updating vocabulary lists from Indigenous friends and communities. This spotlights a town in Oaxaca, Mexico. This dictionary is a collaborative effort with Fidel Domingo Clemente Rodriguez of…
John Wesley Powell
Image: Grand Canyon NP (Some rights reserved) John Wesley Powell was a Civil War major, scientist & intrepid explorer. In 1869, he led the first scientific expedition of the Green…
World Parks Week
#WorldParksWeek is organized by Zealand-based World Urban Parks. Some of our favorites: Cape TownOaxaca Las Vegas London Mexico City Quito Key linksWorld Urban Parks champions urban park outcomes for city liveability, place-making, conservation…
Homestead National Monument
Photo: Jasperdo, Visitors' Center (Some rights reserved) Homestead National Monument, located just outside Beatrice, Nebraska, commemorates the Homestead Act of 1862 which gave any US citizen 160 acres of Western Land…
Al-Ahsa Oasis
The oasis of Al-Ahsa in eastern Saudi Arabia became the kingdom's fifth UNESCO World Heritage site in 2018.