Capoeira, yurts, saunas make world heritage list


Yurts, traditional Kyrgyz homes, are included in the world heritage list. - Photo EPA

Some 40 proposals being considered by Unesco as ‘intangible cultural heritage’.

Brazil’s Afro-style Capoeira fight and dance, Estonia’s medieval tradition of smoke saunas and the nomadic yurts of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan were listed by Unesco as intangible world heritage sites on Nov 27.

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