# @unesco on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DU27jK8DHA8
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68951130-unesco-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-17T12:02:14.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** UNESCO (@unesco) — https://gondola.cc/unesco

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This #TravelTuesday we’re visiting Tsodilo — a museum written in stone. 🏜️🎨

In the Kalahari Desert of north-west #Botswana, the Tsodilo Hills are home to one of the highest concentrations of rock art in the world — and even a formation shaped like the #African continent.  More than 4,500 paintings are preserved in an area of just 10 km², offering a remarkable record of human creativity, belief and life in this landscape across thousands of years.

For the Hambukushu and San communities, Tsodilo remains a sacred place of worship, closely linked to ancestral spirits and living traditions.

📍 Inscribed on the UNESCO #WorldHeritage List in 2001, Tsodilo reminds us why we must safeguard heritage #ForThePeople — the communities that keep these places meaningful.

💬 What would you want to explore most — its rock art, its archaeology, or its living traditions? Let us know in the comments!

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worldheritage, african, traveltuesday, forthepeople, botswana

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