Profile Ivan ManDy


My first introduction with the WHS listings dates back to 1994. I was then 'obsessed' (something totally unthinkable for a highschool student then!) with the subject of Spanish Colonial architecture in my country -the Philippines- and it made me appreciate them more when four of them were included in the List. Cool.
Now,theyve finally had something nice to talk about our country aside from us being Third World and Imelda Marcos' shoes.
My interest have broadend up eversince to include WHS in Southeast and East Asia and further away, North/South America and Europe. I dont think I'll be visiting each one of those places, at least,not in my lifetime but hopefully, enough to make me appreciate the beauty and uniqueness of humanity.

WHS that I've savored:

1. the Philippines
-- Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (aka Banawe Rice Terraces)
-- 3 of the Baroque Churches listed
-- Historic City of Vigan
-- St. Paul's underground river, Palawan

2. Canada
-- Historic City of Quebec (at -40 C!!!)
-- Canadian Rockies
-- Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta
-- Almost visited Lunenburg but never did...dang!

3. USA
-- Statue of Liberty (didnt know it was part of the list till now!)

4. Macao, China

5. WHS in Spain, Portugal and Morocco.

WHS that I will soon be savroing (in the next 5 years or so!)

1. China (Beijing, Xian, Ping Yao, Suzhou etc)
2 Vietnam (Hue, Hoi An)
3. Thailand ( Ayuthaya)
4. Canada (Lunenburg- finally!)

Should any of you have any questions about Philippine world heritage sites,drop me a mail: ihud78@hotmail.com


Reviewed WHS:

  1. Historic District of Québec (Canada)
  2. Dinosaur Provincial Park (Canada)
  3. Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing (China)
  4. Mount Taishan (China)
  5. Historic Monuments of Macao (China)
  6. The Great Wall (China)
  7. Temple and Cemetery of Confucius, and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu (China)
  8. Historic Town of Vigan (Philippines)
  9. Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park (Philippines)
  10. Baroque Churches of the Philippines (Philippines)
  11. Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (Philippines)
  12. Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belem in Lisbon (Portugal)
  13. Historic Centre of Guimarães (Portugal)
  14. Monastery of Batalha (Portugal)
  15. Monastery of Alcobaça (Portugal)
  16. Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid (Spain)
  17. The Palau de la Música Catalana and the Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona (Spain)
  18. Statue of Liberty (USA)