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Melbourne (Australia). The UNESCO included
in the list of places regarded as Humanity's Heritage
to the Ischigualasto National Park (very well known
as "Valle de la Luna"), located in San Juan Province, and
to the Talampaya National Park, located on the south
of La Rioja Province. In the category of Cultural Goods,
were also included the Jesuits Block (Manzana Jesuítica)
placed in the middle of Córdoba's Historical Center, and
the tourist area of the same province, known as the Way
of the Ranches (Camino de las Estancias)
The decision was taken during the third day of the XXIV
annual session of the Heritage Committee of the United Nations
Organization for the Education, the Science, and the Culture.
The mentioned places are added, in this way, to the Cave
of the Hands, and to the Glaciers National Park,
both of them are located in Santa Cruz Province, to the
Iguazú Waterfalls, to the Valdés Peninsula
and to the Jesuit Mission of the Argentinean northeast.
All these places had already been declared as Humanity's
Heritage.
 Seventy
one properties, belonging to 43 countries were the main
characters of the debates of the Heritage's Committee. It
is integrated by 21 countries that are chosen by a 6 year
period in the General Assembly of the 161 countries, that
are members of the United Nations Organization. The current
committee is integrated by representatives from: Australia,
Belgium, Benin, Canada, China, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador,
Egypt, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malt, Mexico, Morocco,
Portugal, Republic of Korea, South-Africa, Thailand and
Zimbabwe.
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