Tag: Cultural preservation
Italy to ban mammoth cruise ships from Venice as of Aug. 1
ROME — Declaring Venice's waterways a “national monument,” Italy is banning mammoth cruise liners from sailing into the lagoon city, which risked being declared...
Romania’s monument ‘ambulance’ races to save country’s past
MICASASA, Romania — On a scorching summer day in the remote Transylvanian village of Micasasa, 39-year-old Romanian architect Eugen Vaida is busy coordinating a...
Venice reinventing itself as sustainable tourism capital
VENICE, Italy — Away from the once-maddening crowds of St. Mark’s Square, tiny Certosa island could be a template for building a sustainable future...
N. Ireland parties ease crisis that threatened power-sharing
LONDON — Northern Ireland’s biggest political parties appear set to agree on a new government Thursday after ending a standoff that threatened to scuttle...
Bolivia’s ‘People of the Water’ try to survive loss of lake
PUNACA TINTA MARIA, Bolivia — For many generations, the homeland of the Uru people here wasn't land at all: It was the brackish waters...
Proposed conservation plans could affect Alaska mine project
JUNEAU, Alaska — An agreement announced Tuesday between an Alaska Native village corporation and conservationists would restrict development on lands in the Bristol Bay...
Mexico raids building project next to Teotihuacán pyramids
MEXICO CITY — Mexico sent in 250 National Guard troops and 60 police officers Monday to seize land next to the pre-Hispanic ruins of...
Study seeks origins of ghost nets that haunt Hawaii’s shores
HONOLULU — “Ghost nets” from unknown origins drift among the Pacific's currents, threatening sea creatures and littering shorelines with the entangled remains of what...
Mexico: Builders bulldozing outskirts of Teotihuacan ruins
MEXICO CITY — The Mexican government said Tuesday that a private building project is destroying part of the outskirts of the pre-Hispanic ruin site...
Free offices with a view: 4 lighthouses, courtesy of feds
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Dreading your eventual return to the office? The federal government is making available — for free — some waterfront workspaces with...
