states: [brazil]
category: cultural
year: 1999
location: State of Minas Gerais
region: Latin America and the Caribbean
latitude/longitude: -18.2333333300, -43.6000000000
Diamantina, a colonial village set like a jewel in a necklace of inhospitable rocky mountains, recalls the exploits of diamond prospectors in the 18th century and testifies to the triumph of human cultural and artistic endeavour over the environment.
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