The busload of tourists on Robben Island grew quiet as Yasien Mohamed, our 63-year-old guide, gestured to a bleak limestone quarry on the side of the road. It was here, he said, that Nelson ...

Robben Island stands as a reminder of South Africa's troubled history. Since the city was founded back in the 17th century, this UNESCO World Heritage Site has acted as a military base ...

Robben Island, one of Cape Town’s most visited attractions, has more to offer than just the ferry ride there and the prison tour. This UNESCO World Heritage site provides a variety of ...

He had been on Robben Island 13 years and throughout South Africa his image and words were banned. As of May 1999, when this site was published, this video clip required RealPlayer 5.0 or G2 and a ...

The Lord Howe Island Group is ... Once a heritage place is listed, the Act provides for the preparation of management plans which set out the significant heritage aspects of the place and how the ...

“Amami-Oshima is a habitat for many globally rare animals and plants,” said Mamoru Tsuneda, a nature photographer based on the island ... for the World Heritage site.