WHS+-+Iguazu+National+Park+(Argentina)

A) A world heritage site is our legacy from the past. Our cultural and natural heritages are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration. Places as unique as the wilds of East Africa’s Serengeti, the Pyramids of Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the Baroque cathedrals of Latin America make up our world’s heritage.
 * __A) What is a world heritage site?__**

**__B)__** **__What makes a world heritage site?__** A world heritage:
 * 1) Represents a masterpiece of human creative genius.
 * 2) Show's an important scene of human values, over a period of time or within a cultural area of the world, architecture and design of the past, monumental arts pieces, landscape design/ natural places.
 * 3) Gives us amazing evidence about the cultural tradition and the way civilization lived.
 * 4) Demonstrates a wonderful example of the types of buildings/ architectural or technological ensemble. Also landscape which gives an example of significant stage(s) in human history.
 * 5) Is an outstanding example of human settlement in areas. It also shows us the land-use or sea-use by the culture(s) interaction with the environment especially when it became under threat by irreversible change.
 * 6) contains superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance;
 * 7) to be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features;
 * 8) to be outstanding examples representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals;
 * 9) To contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation.

B) Iguazu national park is a world national heritage site because of the over 2,000 species of vascular plants and it also is home to the typical wildlife of the region: tapirs, giant anteaters, howler monkeys, ocelots and jaguars. The site is particularly rich in bird species with almost half of Argentina's bird species found there. Also Threatened mammals such as the jaguar, ocelot and tiger-cat number among the carnivores, and the giant anteater and Brazilian otter are also found. There are also small populations of the endangered broad-nosed caiman and the threatened Brazilian merganser (sawbill duck).

The purpose of a world heritage site is to protect and conserve the irreplaceable natural, man made and cultural sites of our world for future generations. World heritage sites will also show us for years to come how people and cavitations in past years use to live.
 * __C) What is the purpose of a world heritage site?__**

Latitude: 25°41′43″S Longitude: 54°26′12″W
 * __D) Map of Iguazu national park and its latitude and longitude.__**

The Iguazu River forms the northern boundary of both the reserves and park; it is also the southern boundary of Iguacu National Park World Heritage site in Brazil.
 * __History of Iguazu national park.__**

The Iguazu Falls run along the border between Argentina and Brazil. Some of the falls are 80 m high and 3 **__km__** wide, the falls are also made up of many cascades that spray huge amounts of water and produce one of the most amazing waterfalls in the world! Iguazu national park has over 2,000 species of plants that have been identified. Plants/ Vegetation around falls are particularly luxuriant due to the constant spray of water from the falls. The site also contains many species of birds with almost half of Argentina’s birds found there. There are also alot of threatened mammals such as the jaguar, ocelot, tiger-cats and Brazilian otter.

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