Advent calendar 2020

Advent calendar 2020: 11. Philippines

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Advent calendar 2020: 11. Philippines

Philippines is a tropical archipelago nation to the south of China, with high mountains, beaches, volcanoes and rainforest. For centuries it was a Spanish colony, and this left much cultural heritage in the Philippines; the majority of the population is Catholic. The national orienteering federation of the Philippines joined the International Orienteering Federation in 2020. […]

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Advent calendar 2020: 9. Borobudur, Indonesia

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Advent calendar 2020: 9. Borobudur, Indonesia

Borobudur is a 9th century Buddhist temple on Java, Indonesia. At that time, the Indonesian archipelago was ruled by Buddhist and Hindu kingdoms. The temple was then abandoned and covered by jungle, only to be rediscovered in the 19th century. The Dutch East Indies colonial administration and later the Republic of Indonesia undertook a series […]