This review will be one of disappointments and cautionary tales. I (almost) visited Ischigualasto and Talampaya parks in March 2023. I have been there and seen some elements of it, …
Frédéric M
Canada \ Member since December 2018
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Biologist, entomologist, outdoor enthusiast, scuba-diver, birder and traveler from Québec interested in discovering the world and its wonders! I did my first oversea backpacking trip in 2018 following my master and I don't want to stop any time soon. I am mostly interested in ecology, national parks and thus natural WHS, but being a WHS hunter opens my mind to architecture, history of art, urban planning, industrial heritage and the epic history of the World!
My most impressive site: Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, Göreme, Gunung Mulu, Los Glaciares, Machu Picchu, Rome, Tikal
Recent Visits
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113July 1, 2025Japan 2025: Ancient Kamakura, Ancient Kyoto, Ancient Nara ...
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1616March 17, 2025Jordan and Egypt 2025: Abu Mena, Abydos, Alexandria ...
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234Nov. 18, 2024Italy 2024: Botanical Garden, Padua, Etruscan Necropolises, Ferrara ...
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About Frédéric M
- Member since
- December 2018
- Country of Origin
- Canada
Visits
- Rank
- #251
- WHS
- 210
- Tentative Sites
- 90
Website Participation
- Reviews
- 70
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Ratings
Ratings
World Heritage Sites
- Galapagos Islands 5.0
- Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks 5.0
- Los Glaciares 5.0
- Huascaran National Park 5.0
- Iguazu National Park 5.0
- Palenque 5.0
- Tikal National Park 5.0
- Machu Picchu 5.0
- Skocjan Caves 5.0
- Pompei 5.0
- Petra 5.0
- Iguacu 5.0
- Gunung Mulu 5.0
- Mammoth Cave 5.0
- Olympic National Park 5.0
- Gros Morne National Park 5.0
- Teotihuacan 5.0
- Istanbul 5.0
- Göreme NP and Cappadocia 5.0
- Rome 5.0
- Ancient Thebes 5.0
- Plitvice Lakes 5.0
- Florence 5.0
- Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve 5.0
- Komodo National Park 5.0
- Chichen-Itza 5.0
- Laurisilva of Madeira 4.0
- Oaxaca and Monte Alban 4.0
- Oporto 4.0
- Vatican City 4.0
- Venice and its Lagoon 4.0
- Himeji-jo 4.0
- Ancient Kyoto 4.0
- Ancient Nara 4.0
- Nikko 4.0
- Hierapolis-Pamukkale 4.0
- Sintra 4.0
- Works of Antoni Gaudí 4.0
- Cueva de las Manos 4.0
- Peninsula Valdes 4.0
- Belize Barrier Reef 4.0
- Great Smoky Mountains 4.0
- Kinabalu Park 4.0
- Riga 4.0
- Verona 4.0
- Copán 4.0
- Cuzco 4.0
- Nasca Lines 4.0
- Mexico City and Xochimilco 4.0
- Puebla 4.0
- Guanajuato 4.0
- Uxmal 4.0
- Borobudur 4.0
- Prambanan 4.0
- Piazza del Duomo (Pisa) 4.0
- Dubrovnik 4.0
- Kraków 4.0
- Auschwitz Birkenau 4.0
- Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines 4.0
- Budapest 4.0
- Pyramids (Memphis) 4.0
- Historic Cairo 4.0
- Cartagena 4.0
- Paris, Banks of the Seine 4.0
- San Gimignano 4.0
- Siena 4.0
- Ravenna 4.0
- Dinosaur Provincial Park 4.0
- Québec 4.0
- Waterton Glacier International Peace Park 4.0
- Dorset and East Devon Coast 4.0
- Calakmul 4.0
- Kew Gardens 4.0
- Kii Mountain Range 4.0
- Wadi Rum 4.0
- Rio de Janeiro 4.0
- Ephesus 4.0
- Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley 4.0
- Los Alerces National Park 4.0
- Paraty and Ilha Grande 4.0
- Tierradentro 3.0
- Bom Jesus do Monte 3.0
- Padua’s fourteenth-century fresco cycles 3.0
- Horyu-ji Area 3.0
- Antigua Guatemala 3.0
- Old Town Lunenburg 3.0
- Alto Douro 3.0
- Guimarães 3.0
- Quebrada de Humahuaca 3.0
- Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex 3.0
- Plečnik's Ljubljana 3.0
- Um er-Rasas 3.0
- Etruscan Necropolises 3.0
- Wadi Al-Hitan 3.0
- Mostar 3.0
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape 3.0
- Primeval Beech Forests 3.0
- Melaka and George Town 3.0
- Joggins Fossil Cliffs 3.0
- Quito 3.0
- San Miguel de Allende 3.0
- Caral-Supe 3.0
- Caves of Yagul and Mitla 3.0
- Kuldiga 3.0
- Bali Subak system 3.0
- Statue of Liberty 3.0
- University of Coimbra 3.0
- Tallinn 3.0
- Central Amazon Conservation Complex 3.0
- Quseir Amra 3.0
- Jesuit Missions of Trinidad and Jesus 3.0
- Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba 3.0
- Medici Villas and Gardens 3.0
- Cathedral of St. James in Sibenik 3.0
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape 3.0
- Santa Ana de los Rios de Cuenca 3.0
- Stonehenge and Avebury 3.0
- Blenheim Palace 3.0
- Westminster 3.0
- City of Bath 3.0
- Tower of London 3.0
- Canterbury 3.0
- Maritime Greenwich 3.0
- Qhapaq Ñan 3.0
- Ischigualasto / Talampaya 3.0
- Chavin 3.0
- Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis 3.0
- Lima 3.0
- The Colonial Transisthmian Route of Panamá 3.0
- Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque 3.0
- Fray Bentos 3.0
- Singapore Botanic Gardens 3.0
- Quirigua 3.0
- Morelia 3.0
- Hospicio Cabañas 3.0
- Campeche 3.0
- Xochicalco 3.0
- Monastery of Batalha 3.0
- Convent of Christ in Tomar 3.0
- Evora 3.0
- Monastery of Alcobaça 3.0
- Ujung Kulon National Park 3.0
- Mistaken Point 3.0
- Belem 3.0
- Santa Maria delle Grazie 3.0
- Umm Al-Jimāl 3.0
- Split 3.0
- Sian Ka'an 3.0
- Niah Caves 3.0
- Nubian Monuments 3.0
- Mafra 3.0
- San Agustín 3.0
- Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings 3.0
- Naples 3.0
- Ferrara 3.0
- Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi 3.0
- Villa Adriana (Tivoli) 3.0
- Palau de la Musica Catalana & Hospital de Sant Pau 2.0
- Villa d'Este 2.0
- Australian Convict Sites 2.0
- Camino Real 2.0
- Sítio Roberto Burle Marx 2.0
- Saint Catherine Area 2.0
- The Porticoes of Bologna 2.0
- Monte San Giorgio 2.0
- L'Anse aux Meadows 2.0
- Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan" 2.0
- Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump 2.0
- Independence Hall 2.0
- Yogyakarta 2.0
- Tomioka Silk Mill 2.0
- Miguasha National Park 2.0
- Querétaro 2.0
- Sangiran Early Man Site 2.0
- Chan Chan 2.0
- Coa Valley and Siega Verde 2.0
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy 2.0
- Popocatepetl monasteries 2.0
- Red Bay Basque Whaling Station 2.0
- Lenggong Valley 2.0
- Val d'Orcia 2.0
- Luis Barragán House and Studio 2.0
- Via Appia 2.0
- Church of Atlántida 2.0
- Troy 2.0
- Grand Pré 2.0
- The Prosecco Hills 2.0
- Abu Mena 2.0
- Santa Cruz de Mompox 2.0
- ESMA Site Museum 2.0
- Tak'alik Ab'aj 2.0
- Great Spa Towns of Europe 2.0
- Cahokia Mounds 2.0
- Mozu-Furuichi Kofun 2.0
- Tequila 2.0
- Rideau Canal 2.0
- Fujisan 2.0
- Pienza 2.0
- Botanical Garden, Padua 2.0
- Shirakawa-go and Gokayama 2.0
- Central University City Campus of the UNAM 2.0
- Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France 2.0
- The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier 1.0
- Struve Geodetic Arc 1.0
- Venetian Works of Defence 1.0
- As-Salt 1.0
- Valongo Wharf 1.0
- Trogir 1.0
- Colonia del Sacramento 1.0
- Coffee Cultural Landscape 1.0
Tentative Sites
- Kornati National Park and Telašćica Nature Park
- Kebun Raya Bogor
- The Mayan-Olmecan Encounter
- Transatlantic Cable Ensemble (CAN)
- Los Petenes-Ría Celestún
- The Aniene valley and Villa Gregoriana in Tivoli
- Classical Karst
- Brooklyn Bridge
- Church of Santa Prisca and its Surroundings
- Town of Chichicastenango
- Puente de Occidente (Western Bridge)
- Amazonia Theaters
- Fuzina Hills in Bohinj
- The architectural legacy of Rogelio Salmona
- Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
- Region Lacan-Tún - Usumacinta
- Jewish Cemetery in Sarajevo
- Seaflower Marine Protected Area
- Kekova
- Early Chicago Skyscrapers
- Natural Reserves of Tatras Mountain
- Villas of the Papal Nobility
- The Marble Basin of Carrara
- The Cultural Landscape of Civita di Bagnoregio
- Central Park
- Dahshour
- Chachapoyas sites of the Utcubamba Valley
- Wineries and Vineyards for traditional Pisco
- Abydos
- Pharaonic temples in Upper Egypt
- Sarajevo
- Ancient City of Kaunos
- Guano Islands, Islets, and Capes National Reserve
- Egyptian Museum
- The Coastal Lomas System of Peru
- Levadas of Madeira Island
- Alexandria
- National Theater of Guatemala
- Jerash Archaeological City
- Aqaba Marine Reserve
- Ancient Kamakura
- Hikone-Jo
- Asuka-Fujiwara
- Azraq
- Dahab
- Bird Migration Routes
- Oasis of Fayoum
- The monasteries of the Arab Desert and Wadi Natrun
- Dardanelles and Gallipoli Battle Zones
- Ellis Island
- Ödön Lechner's independent pre-modern architecture
- Trading Posts and Fortifications on Genoese Trade
- Zadar - Episcopal complex
- Chapultepec Woods, Hill and Castle
- Via Francigena
- City of Trujillo
- The Historic Centre of Cajamarca
- Nasca Aqueducts
- Peruvian Central Railway
- Route of the Franciscan Evangelisation
- Route of the to Dominique Evangelisation
- Route of the Peace and National Identity
- Castle of San Felipe de Lara
- Lake Atitlán
- Panamá City
- Sistema Ferrocarril Pte. Carlos Antonio Lopez
- La Rambla de la Cité de Montevideo
- Modern Architecture of Montevideo
- Quartier de Peñarol
- City of Tigre and its rowing clubs
- Aguas Livres Aqueduct
- Alvaro Siza's Architecture
- Pombaline Lisbon
- Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
- Old Town of Jakarta
- The Padang Civic Ensemble
- Palais de la Culture, Rio de Janeiro
- Canal del Dique - Dike Canal
- University City of Bogota
- Catholic Doctrine Temples
- South of Ricaurte Province
- Brazilian Fortresses Ensemble
- Eglise et Monastère de Sao Bento
- Anavilhanas Ecological Station
- Civil Rights Movement Sites
- Baltic Klint
- Temple of Hator built by Ramses III
- El Fayoum
- Gebel Qatrani Area, Lake Qaroun
- China-Egypt hydrological sites
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Reviews by Frédéric M


Ujung Kulon National Park (Inscribed)
Ujung Kulon National Park
Determining how to visit Ujung Kulon was the most complex part of planning my trip to Indonesia in February 2023. In the weeks leading up to my departure, I contacted …

Church of Atlántida (Inscribed)
Church of Atlántida
I visited the Iglesia Parroquia de Cristo Obrero y Nuestra Señora de Lourdes in Atlántida in March 2022. As described by previous reviewers, I took a bus from Montevideo going …

Fray Bentos (Inscribed)
Fray Bentos
I visited Fray Bentos in March 2022. It is a unique site among the world heritage properties. Indeed, it is a slaughterhouse and an industrial complex derived from the processing …

Quebrada de Humahuaca (Inscribed)
Quebrada de Humahuaca
I visited Quebrada de Humahuaca in March 2022 after almost seven weeks in Argentina. Already in 2008, Els was surprised to write the very first review of this site, which …

Los Alerces National Park (Inscribed)
Los Alerces National Park
I visited the Parque Nacional Los Alerces during my trip to Argentina in February-March 2022. Unlike Nan, since I was visiting in high season, access to the park was relatively …

Quirigua (Inscribed)
Quirigua
I visited Quirigua during my trip to Guatemala in November and December 2021. I visited the site on my way from the town of Chiquimula (base for visiting Copán) …

Copán (Inscribed)
Copán
I visited Copán during my trip to Guatemala in November and December 2021. I had opted for the town of Chiquimula as my base for visiting the site. Buses serve …

Chankillo Archaeoastronomical… (Inscribed)
Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex
I visited Chankillo in February 2020. Although my visit was very similar to Lauren's, I believe this site deserves more than a single review. Like Lauren, I visited the site …

Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi (Inscribed)
Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi
I visited Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park on a roadtrip through southern Alberta in August 2021. In our itinerary, it was sandwiched between Dinosaur Provincial Park and Waterton Lakes National Park. …

Caral-Supe (Inscribed)
Caral-Supe
I visited the archaeological site of Caral-Supe in March 2020 during my trip to Peru. I left the town of Huaraz (hotspot for the Huascaran and Chavin WHS) in the …

Castle of San Felipe de Lara (On tentative list)
Castle of San Felipe de Lara
I visited El Castillo de San Felipe in December 2021 during my trip to Central America. I spent three nights in Rio Dulce, rather than the two I had originally …

Villa d'Este (Inscribed)
Villa d'Este
In June 2018, after visiting Villa Adriana and Villa Gregoriana and enjoying pasta on a terrace in the centre of Tivoli, I now had to explore the gardens of Villa …

The Aniene valley and Villa G… (On tentative list)
The Aniene valley and Villa Gregoriana in Tivoli
After surveying the remains of Villa Adriana on a Monday morning in 2018, I took the bus to the centre of Tivoli. From there I walked to the entrance of …

Villa Adriana (Tivoli) (Inscribed)
Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
I visited the three villas in Tivoli on a Monday in June 2018. The planning for this day was done the day before with the help of my hostel receptionist. …

Cathedral of St. James in Sib… (Inscribed)
Cathedral of St. James in Sibenik
I spent three days in Šibenik in June 2018, in between my jaunts to Zadar in Split. I took the opportunity to wander through the winding streets of the town, …

Nasca Lines (Inscribed)
Nasca Lines
In mid-March 2020, a few days before the world imploded, we spent two days in Nazca. This town was squeezed between Ica and Cusco (long night bus) in my Peruvian …

Galapagos Islands (Inscribed)
Galapagos Islands
Disclaimer: this review will be very long. However, the Galápagos Islands largely deserve it. The first site inscribed on the list is an exceptional one. My expectations were immeasurable (after …

Guanajuato (Inscribed)
Guanajuato
Guanajuato is a fascinating city. I stopped there for three days during my Mexican trip in 2019. I was charmed by its eclectic architecture, narrow, steeply sloping streets and breathtaking …

Luis Barragán House and Studio (Inscribed)
Luis Barragán House and Studio
I visited Casa Luis Barragán during my stay in Mexico City in March 2019. Since my day-to-day itinerary was not planned long in advance, I only tried to buy my …