South Africa's newest World Heritage Site

Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape - Recently inscribed as the eighth World Heritage Site in South Africa, the Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape is a remarkable mountainous desert in the north-west of the country that is uniquely owned and managed by the Nama community, descendents of the Khoi-Khoi people.

This is a land of extreme temperatures characterised by a harsh, dry landscape. What is exceptional, both in South African and international terms, is that the community that runs the landscape has chosen to dedicate it to conservation ... more about the Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape

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