Wherio #16 — July 28th, 2026

On June 28, 2009, the Honduran military detained President Manuel Zelaya and removed him from the country. The action followed a political confrontation over Zelaya’s proposed public consultation and was carried out under orders connected to the country’s courts. Congress named its speaker, Roberto Micheletti, interim president. The removal triggered a constitutional crisis, international condemnation, and months of political unrest.

Geography clue given: Ancient Maya ruins at Copan lie within it.

Tivoli Gardens opened in the heart of Copenhagen, a pleasure garden of rides, music and lamplit promenades that is now the second-oldest operating amusement park in the world. Founder Georg Carstensen reportedly won King Christian VIII’s blessing by arguing that when the people amuse themselves, they do not think about politics. The formula endured: Tivoli remains Scandinavia’s most visited amusement park, drawing over four million guests a year beside Copenhagen’s central station, and its fairy-tale atmosphere is often cited as an inspiration for Disneyland.

Geography clue given: It governs the world's largest island, Greenland, far across the ocean.

A remarkable group of rock-cut Christian churches was created at Lalibela in the Ethiopian highlands, mainly during the Zagwe dynasty and traditionally associated with King Gebre Meskel Lalibela. Rather than being assembled from blocks, many were carved downward and inward from solid volcanic rock, with trenches, passages and courtyards linking the complex. Eleven principal churches are commonly grouped on either side of a channel called the Jordan River. Their exact chronology is debated, but Lalibela became one of Ethiopia’s holiest pilgrimage centers and a symbolic new Jerusalem.

Geography clue given: It follows its own calendar with thirteen months.

Ghanaians approved a new constitution in a national referendum on April 28, 1992. The charter established the legal framework for the Fourth Republic and prepared the country’s return to elected civilian government after years of military rule. It provided for a presidential system, a legislature, and constitutional protections for political participation. The document remains the foundation of Ghana’s current democratic order.

Geography clue given: Its flag added a black star as a symbol of African freedom.

The towering Hindu temple compound of Prambanan rose on the fertile plain of southern Java, near the volcano Merapi, dedicated to the Trimurti of Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver and Shiva the Destroyer. Its tallest spire, honoring Shiva, climbs 47 meters above intricately carved galleries depicting the Ramayana. The largest Hindu temple site in Indonesia and the second-largest in Southeast Asia after Angkor Wat, Prambanan is a UNESCO World Heritage Site whose pointed silhouette still defines the skyline between Yogyakarta and Central Java.

Geography clue given: It is the world's largest archipelagic state, spanning thousands of islands.