Your Heritage, Your Story A UNESCO Podcast
UNESCO 3 épisodes mars 11, 2026
A UNESCO podcast series that explores World Heritage sites across Latin America and the Caribbean, telling the living stories behind these places. Across three episodes, available in English, Spanish and Portuguese, it examines the Route of Enslaved Peoples and histories of resistance, the impact of climate change on treasured heritage, and cross-border cooperation to protect shared legacies. The journey ranges from Patagonia's glaciers and Jamaica's Blue and John Crow Mountains to Inca roads, Valongo Wharf in Rio de Janeiro, Haiti and the migration of monarch butterflies. The series was made possible with the support of the Government of Brazil.
Épisodes
Connecting World Heritage, People and Stories Across Borders
In this final episode of the season, we cross borders to understand how cultural and natural heritage crosses geographical boundaries and connects different peoples, histories, and ecosystems.We will explore:· The Talamanca Range–La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park between Costa Rica and Panama, revealing how the ancestral knowledge of the Bribri, Naso, Kabeca and Nobe peoples i
Climate change: heritage threatened in a changing world
What happens to our collective memory when the places that hold it begin to disappear?In this urgent episode, we confront the climate crisis through the lens of World Heritage sites — places that not only preserve nature and culture, but also carry the stories of who we are.We will journey through:· Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina, where the rapid retreat of glaciers is reshaping ec
Enslaved People of African Origin: Exploring Resilience and Freedom through World Heritage Sites
In this powerful episode, we journey through places that bear witness to one of the darkest chapters in human history: the transatlantic slave trade. But this is not just a story of suffering — it’s a story of memory, strength, resistance, and the enduring fight for freedom.We begin at Cais do Valongo in Rio de Janeiro, once the largest port of arrival for enslaved Africans in the Americas and now
