The roaring, gigantic waterfall system - Iguazú National Park 303; Iguaçu National Park 355 Iguazú - Argentinian side What and Why Upon seeing the spectacular Iguazú , the former American First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt reportedly exclaimed, ' Poor Niagara ! '. When we were touring and told some of our friends we would be visiting Iguazú, they echoed and claimed, ' You won't need to visit another waterfall after that. '. You can imagine the sheer majepsty and greatness of thi

Park of fire and water; and perhaps the origin of the end of the world - Yellowstone National Park 28 Yellowstone signboard What and Why The fact that I have to do a Part II of this UNESCO WHS shows how much is there to offer from this Park. The Yellowstone volcano is the largest volcanic system in North America and is termed as a ' supervolcano ' because the caldera was formed by exceptionally large explosive eruptions and is one of the seven in the world. The magma chambe

Park of fire and water; and perhaps the origin of the end of the world - Yellowstone National Park 28 Prismatic Spring What and Why Yellowstone National Park possesses two firsts in history: the first national park in the world in 1872 (this might be disputed depending on definition) and the first UNESCO WHS together with 11 others, inscribed in 1978. The park is well known for its geothermal features and extensive wildlife and is so huge (close to 9000 km2, around the siz

One of the world's best bird parks, ironically came from a duck-shooting range - Keoladeo National Park 340 Keoladeo National Park (from internet) What and Why Here is a very ironic fact that pauses me every time I think about it: Keoladeo National Park (Hindi: केवलादेव राष्ट्रीय उद्यान, Kevalaadev Raashtreey Udyaan), a UNESCO WHS, home to more than 300 bird species, probably the world's greatest migratory man-made bird sanctuary that hosts thousands of birds, was originally