Where in the World Archives

Gurunsi tribal village of Tiebele, Burkina Faso

December 1969 Issue

Gurunsi tribal village of Tiebele, Burkina Faso


House in the Gurunsi tribal village of Tiebele in Burkina Faso

House Beautiful. . . May’s photo depicts one of the painted houses in the Gurunsi tribal village of Tiebele in Burkina Faso.

Three correct guesses were received, and PEARL JARDINE of Holiday Island, Arkansas, won the drawing.

We thank Aaron and Sally Hamburger of Arden, Delaware, for sending the photo.
Temple in Gotemba City, Japan

December 1969 Issue

Temple in Gotemba City, Japan


Temple in Gotemba City, Japan

Peace on Earth. . . The particular piece of earth where the white, Indian-style pagoda shown in our April ’05 issue is located is Gotemba City, Japan.

The temple, located in Peace Park, contains some relics of the Buddha presented to Gotemba City by India’s first prime minister, Pandit Jawaharial Nehru.

One reader identified the photo correctly by the deadline: FRANCES KAKAZU of Colton, California, who said, “It brings back fond memories of my visit to the site two years ago this month.”

Our thanks to John P. Melton of Palo Alto, California, for sending us the picture.
War Memorial in Akaroa, New Zealand

December 1969 Issue

War Memorial in Akaroa, New Zealand


War Memorial in Akaroa, New Zealand

Thomas P. McKenna of Montpelier, Vermont, sent in the photo shown in the March issue: the War Memorial in Akaroa, New Zealand, east of Christchurch on the South Island.

McKenna writes, “This place is really at the end of a dead-end road.”

It must not be a “road well traveled” by our readers; only seven correct guesses were received. DEBORAH A. LARSON of Lansing, Michigan, won the drawing.
A moai outside the Fonck Museum, Viña del Mar, Chile

December 1969 Issue

A moai outside the Fonck Museum, Viña del Mar, Chile


A moai outside the Fonck Museum, Viña del Mar, Chile

A familiar face in an unfamiliar place — February’s photo shows a moai (giant stone figure) who started life on Easter Island but today stands outside the Fonck Museum in Viña del Mar, Chile.

It’s one of only two off-island moai (the other is in London). Fifty-four readers answered correctly (we April-fooled 38 of you).

SALLY ARCHER of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, won the drawing.

Our thanks to G. Barrett Rich of Tampa, Florida, for sending us the picture.
The Remarkable Rocks on Kangaroo Island off South Australia

December 1969 Issue

The Remarkable Rocks on Kangaroo Island off South Australia


The Remarkable Rocks

January’s photo shows The Remarkable Rocks, found in Flinders Chase National Park on Kangaroo Island off South Australia. Sixty-six of the 68 entries sent in were correct.

The winner of the drawing was FRED KOEHLER of Orange, California.

Our thanks go out to Robert Golden of San Francisco, California, for the photo.

And a belated thank you to Grace Newman of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, for the November ’04 photo of Bourdzi in Nafplion harbor, Greece.
Fisherman's Bastion on Castle Hil, Budapest, Hungary

December 1969 Issue

Fisherman's Bastion on Castle Hil, Budapest, Hungary


Fisherman’s Bastion

Teach a man to fish. . . and he’ll never leave Hungary.

December’s photograph is the Fisherman’s Bastion on Castle Hill in Budapest, Hungary.

Seventy-two readers submitted answers and 56 were correct.

The winners of the drawing are Mr. and Mrs. THOMAS L. RUSSELL of Raleigh, North Carolina.

Our thanks to Lissa Harrison of Discovery Bay, California, for sending in the picture.
The fortress on Bourdzi Islet, Nafplion, Greece

December 1969 Issue

The fortress on Bourdzi Islet, Nafplion, Greece


The fortress on Bourdzi Islet

November’s photo depicts a familiar sight to anyone who’s cruised into the harbor at Nafplion, Greece. The fortress on Bourdzi Islet was built by the Venetians in the 15th century; since then, it’s been a prison and a tourist hotel.

Fifty-two readers submitted answers, and 35 knew the correct answer. Congratulations go to MARIE LOUISE SCUDDER of Ipswich, Massachusetts, who won the drawing.

Our thanks (and apologies) go to the reader who sent in the beautiful photo of Bourdzi.
Reunification Monument in Yaounde, Cameroon

December 1969 Issue

Reunification Monument in Yaounde, Cameroon


Reunification Monument

October’s photograph shows part of the Reunification Monument in Yaounde, the capital city of Cameroon.

Congratulations to RON WYMAN of North St. Paul, Minnesota, who sent in the only correct answer.

We thank George Aneiro of Washington, D.C., for sending in the picture.
Monument to General Antonio Maceo, Santiago de la Cuba, Cuba

December 1969 Issue

Monument to General Antonio Maceo, Santiago de la Cuba, Cuba


Monument to General Antonio Maceo in the Plaza de la Revolución

“You say you want a revolution? Well, you know. . .”*

Fifteen of our readers knew that September’s photo depicted the Monument to General Antonio Maceo in the Plaza de la Revolución, Santiago de la Cuba, Cuba.

Congratulations go to RAY and GRETCHEN MANKER of Paradise Valley, Arizona, the winners of the drawing.

And we thank Jo Ann C. Williams of Rialto, California, who sent us the picture.

*From “Revolution” by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
Beacon Tower in England's Cotswolds

December 1969 Issue

Beacon Tower in England's Cotswolds


Beacon Tower in England's Cotswolds

Too easy? Every one of the 25 entries submitted for the picture in the August ’04 issue had the correct answer. It’s the Beacon Tower (most often referred to as the Broadway Tower) near the town of Broadway in England’s Cotswolds.

The winner of the drawing was IRVING E. DAYTON of Corvallis, Oregon.

We thank Valerie Pacheco of Zephyrhills, Florida, for submitting the photo.