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    Visit Panamá Viejo, Panama (UNESCO site)

    Visit Panamá Viejo, Panama (UNESCO site)

    Panamá Viejo is the remaining part of the old Panama City and former capital of the country. It is located in the suburbs of the modern city. Together with the historical district of Panamá, it forms a World Heritage Site. The city was founded 15 August 1519 by Pedro Arias Dávila and other 100 inhabitants; at the time, it was the first permanent s...
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    Visit Paraty, Brazil (UNESCO site)

    Visit Paraty, Brazil (UNESCO site)

    Paraty is a coastal historic town in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was first settled by the Portuguese in 1667. Its old churches, cobbled streets and nearby forests, waterfalls, islands and emerald-green sea attract lots of tourists interested in mixing cultural tourism and more natural settings. Paraty is known for the cobblestone-paved streets throughout t...
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    Visit Paris, France (UNESCO sites)

    Visit Paris, France (UNESCO sites)

    Paris, France, “The City of Light” is the capital and largest city in France. With its location straddling the banks of the Seine River, two islands at its center, Ile St. Louis and Ile de la Cite contain the oldest parts of the city. Prior to the 19thcentury, Paris was the most populous city in the Western World. Today, over 2 million inhabitants call the...
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    See Parthian Fortresses of Nisa, Turkmenistan (UNESCO site)

    See Parthian Fortresses of Nisa, Turkmenistan (UNESCO site)

    Nisa (also Parthaunisa) was an ancient city, located near modern-day Bagir village, 18 km northwest of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Nisa is described by some as one of the first capitals of the Parthians. It was traditionally founded by Arsaces I (reigned c. 250 BC–211 BC), and was reputedly the royal necropolis of the Parthian kings, although it has not been establi...
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    See Pasargadae, Iran (UNESCO site)

    See Pasargadae, Iran (UNESCO site)

    Pasargadae, the capital of Cyrus the Great (559-530 BC) and also his last resting place, was a city in ancient Persia, and is today an archaeological site and one of Iran's UNESCO World Heritage Sites. In the Elamite cuneiform of the Persepolis fortification tablets, the name was rendered Batrakataš; the name in current usage derives from a Greek transliteratio...
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    Visit Pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg (UNESCO Site)

    Visit Pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg (UNESCO Site)

    Pavlovsk is a municipal town in Pushkinsky District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, located 30 kilometers (19 mi) south from St. Petersburg proper and about 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) southeast from Pushkin. Population: 16,087 (2010 Census). The town developed around the Pavlovsk Palace, a major residence of the Russian imperial family. Between 1918 a...
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    Visit Pelourinho (Salvador da Bahia), Brazil (UNESCO site)

    Visit Pelourinho (Salvador da Bahia), Brazil (UNESCO site)

    The Historic Centre (known in Portuguese as The Pelourinho) is a historic neighborhood located in the western zone of Salvador, Bahia. It was the city's center during the Portuguese Colonial Period, and was named for the whipping post (Pelourinhomeans Pillory) in its central plaza where African slaves received punishment for various infractions, as well as for discipl...
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    Visit Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Visit Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is one of the great cities in the U.S.A. Known as “The City of Brotherly Love”, Philadelphia’s history parallels that of the United States. The Founding Fathers of the United States met there regularly and the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed in Philadelphia. The city served as the capital of the...
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    Visit Pingyao, China (UNESCO site)

    Visit Pingyao, China (UNESCO site)

    Pingyao (Píngyáo) is a Chinese city and county in central Shanxi province, China. During the Qing Dynasty, Pingyao was a financial center of China. It is now renowned for its well-preserved ancient city wall, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Pingyao still retains its city layout from the Ming and Qing dynasties, conforming to a typical bagua pattern....
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    Visit Piódão, Portugal

    Visit Piódão, Portugal

    Piódão is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Arganil , with 36.57 km² in area and 178 inhabitants (2011). Its population density is 6.1 inhab / km². The parish includes the following villages and farms: Piódão, Malhada Chã, Chãs d'Égua , Tojo, Fórnea, Foz d`Égua , Barreiros, Covita, Lathe...
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    Visit Písac, Peru

    Visit Písac, Peru

    Písac is a Peruvian village in the Sacred Valley on the Urubamba River. The village is well-known for its market every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday, an event which attracts heavy tourist traffic from nearby Cusco. One of its more notable features is a large pisonay tree which dominates the central plaza. The sanctuary of Huanca, site of a sacred shrine, is als...
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    Visit Pitões das Júnias, Peneda-Gerês National Park, Portugal

    Visit Pitões das Júnias, Peneda-Gerês National Park, Portugal

    Pitões das Júnias is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Montalegre , with 36.89 km² and 161 inhabitants (2011). Its population density is 4,4 inhab / km². The high altitude of the parish (1103 m) makes it one of the highest villages in Portugal, along with Gralheira in the Montemuro mountain range . At 1200 meters altitude, with the fra...
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    Visit Placerville, California

    Visit Placerville, California

    Placerville is the county seat of El Dorado County, California. The population was 10,389 at the 2010 census, up from 9,610 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The region east of Placerville, known as Apple Hill, is increasingly becoming a center for quality wine production. Notable winerie...
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    Visit Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka (UNESCO site)

    Visit Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka (UNESCO site)

    Polonnaruwa is the second most ancient of Sri Lanka's kingdoms was first declared the capital city by King Vijayabahu I, who defeated the Chola invaders in 1070 AD to reunite the country once more under a local leader. Today the ancient city of Polonnaruwa remains one of the best planned archeological relic sites in the country, standing testimony to the discipline a...
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    Visit Polotsk, Belarus

    Visit Polotsk, Belarus

    Polotsk is a historical city in Belarus, situated on the Dvina River. It is the center of the Polatsk Raion in Vitebsk Voblast. The city's Cathedral of Saint Sophia in Polotsk (1044–1066) was a symbol of the independent-mindedness of Polotsk, rivaling churches of the same name in Novgorod and Kiev. The name referred to the originalHagia Sophiain Constantinople a...
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