In the green highlands of western Cameroon, around the historic town of Foumban, lies the kingdom of the Bamum, one of the most remarkable states in African history. Where their

Spread across the length of the Indian subcontinent, from Rajasthan to the Deccan, live the Banjara, known in the south as the Lambadi or Lambani and to themselves as Gor.

The Banyankole, or Nkole, are a Bantu-speaking people of southwestern Uganda, the people of the historic kingdom of Ankole. Numbering well over two million, they occupy the rolling grasslands and

The Baoulé are the largest ethnic group in Côte d’Ivoire, an Akan people of the centre of the country numbering some four million or more. Farmers of the forest and

Source: Pixabay On a hill at the northern edge of Mexico City stands the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the most visited Catholic shrine in the Americas and one

Source: Pixabay Rising from a green Umbrian hillside in central Italy, the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is one of the most beloved churches in the Christian world. Built

Source: Pixabay In the hill town of Nazareth, in the Galilee region of northern Israel, stands the largest church in the Middle East: the Basilica of the Annunciation. For Christians

Source: Pixabay In the hill town of Loreto, in Italy’s Marche region near the Adriatic coast, stands one of the most important Marian shrines in the Catholic world. The Basilica

The Basques speak Euskara, a language unrelated to any other on Earth. A grounded look at their ancient origins, seafaring past, and remarkable language revival.

In the cool highlands of North Sumatra, around the vast volcanic lake of Toba, live the Batak, a family of related peoples who long kept their independence in the mountainous