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The most famous and imposing glaciers of the National Park is the Perito Moreno Glacier, located in the south end, opposite the Magallanes Peninsula, 78 Km. El Calafate. For the spectacular view it offers, the Perito Moreno glacier is considered the Eighth Wonder of the …
Fingal’s cave is a cave the marina on the Staffa Island, in the islands of the inner Hebrides, Scotland, and is part of a nature reserve. The island has only a kilometer long and half a kilometer wide. Its area is 33 hectares and the …
The Angel of Independence is by far concerning historical, urban and symbolic in the collective consciousness of Mexico. Several characters were involved in the work; Antonio Rivas Mercado main promoter of the project, Enrique Alciati responsible for the sculptures are made and Roberto Gayol was in charge of adapting the space.
Due to the composition of the soil in the central region of the capital, its foundation was complex, it was adapted as subsidence movements and have been demanding strengthening its base. Initially consisted of steel beams strengthened with concrete in 1901. Process that concluded, made possible the placement of the first stone on January 2, 1902, which proudly attended by then President Porfirio Díaz.
By 1906 several of its elements had been completed, such as the base that supports the base and pedestal, although the structure was not adequate debiéndola demolished due to subsidence.
The technical solution then was to support the work fixed in wood piles, and although he could not solve the sinking column set. Over time this process has been evident in the subsoil by its nature, practically absorbs the load, which has become essential to be increasing from time to time the number of steps.
The great iconic work of the City, was completed just to be inaugurated on September 16, 1910 to celebrate the centenary of the independent movement of Mexico.
The final structure consists of a base of four vertices, which correspond respectively which Florentine bronze sculptures origin, representing Peace, Justice, War, and the law can be seen another sculpture of the same material; a lion that guides a child, evoking the virtue of courage in war and peace.
He is accompanied by sculptures representing other heroes of Independence, Miguel Hidalgo, Vicente Guerrero, José María Morelos y Pavón, Nicolás Bravo and Francisco Javier Mina; female and two works by the Father of the Nation, history and country respectively.
The column is 36 meters, whose materials are steel inside and quarry has elements like palms, garlands and rings that literally forth the heroes of Independence, as Agustín de Iturbide, Juan Aldama, Allende Ignacio Lopez Rayon, Hermenegildo Galeana Manuel Mier y Teran, Guadalupe Victoria and Mariano Matamoros.
The Angel itself symbolizes the Winged Victory, a work by Enrique Alciati. Built in bronze and covered in gold, with a height of 6.7 meters, and about 7 tons. The figures holding hands are metaphors of victory (laurel), and the end of slavery (broken links).
One day the angel flew. Several centuries of Judeo-Christian tradition that rushed to the ground July 28, 1957, destroying the golden effigy whose cast bronze wings served only mortal anchor: The unabashed Mexico in the most transparent region suffered the ominous warning of modernity.
That earthquake of July 28, 1957 toppled the statue; rebuilt in a workshop, was promptly put into place. More was impossible to reconstruct the head of the fallen angel, currently held in the lobby of the Historical Archive of the City of Mexico, in the former home of the Earl of Heras y Soto.
Currently, the Angel of Independence is site invites union, celebration and remembrance of the most important historical events. Also forms one of the most important avenues of Mexico City, Paseo de la Reforma, the environment realizes the economic, political and social development.
The territory of the Baja California Peninsula, between the Gulf of California and the Sierra de San Pedro Martir, is inhabited by majestic cactus over 17 meters high. Meet them is to contemplate facing one of the most expensive living desert. One of the best …
El Tajin was the ancient capital of the Totonac culture. According to experts, was a contemporary of other great Mesoamerican cities such as Teotihuacan (in central Mexico), Monte Albán (Oaxaca) and Palenque and Yaxchilan, in the Mundo Maya. Today we know that its period of …
Located in the famous Jiuzhaigou valley, in the heart of China, The Pearl Waterfall offers a magic show for discerning visual taste.
Jiuzhaigou Valley, China, is a place that offers wonderful, dreamy landscapes and nature seems to be straight out of a fairy tale; but there is a particular attraction, the most beautiful of all, the Waterfall of La Perla.
Product of firmness and clarity of fall clean water, this waterfall is an ideal place for nature lovers and for those who want to have an experience from another planet, far from the stress of city life and routine destination.
This site also includes hundreds of colors and variety of plants. Around the waterfall is also possible to see gaps and elevations karstic rocks. This site is recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and is very accessible, but it’s worth making the effort to visit.
Jiuzhaigou Valley is a nature reserve and protected valley lakes littered with green turquoise waterfalls and mountains with a forest that changes color in autumn reflected on numerous lakes. The tone of the lakes and the water is so particularly because of the mineral deposits with high concentrations of calcium carbonate, which causes water is unusually clear and their beds, visible even at great depths.
A Tour of Jiuzhaigou Valley includes such attractive places with names like Swan Lake, La Forest, Panda Lake, Mirror Lake, Lake of the Five Colors, or pool of Fairies, accented with turquoise hues contrasting with the environment.
The colors are the most characteristic attribute of the valley, with the waters that range from sky blue, green and turquoise, and wherein the unique chemical composition of water (with an excess of calcium carbonate) can clearly see the background to the deepest lake. But his coloring is not left in the water, because with them, the forest, predominantly deciduous, temperate climate provides throughout the year a show of orange, yellow and green light and dark, be the best time to enjoy what throughout the fall.
Just 330 kilometers from the provincial capital, Chengdu, the park is part of the Autonomous Province of Qiang and Tibetan Ngawa a valley and covers about 240 square kilometers, at an average altitude of 2,000 meters above sea level.
Get the valley is not easy, especially on land, requires 10 hours by bus along the Minjiang River canyon, a road threatened by landslides in rainy season. To facilitate and shorten distances, there is a helipad near the valley. The area is ideal for walking or practicing trekking, starting from Rize and Shuzheng, a known canyon from where excursions take advantage of the slope of the terrain.
Perhaps you have never seen pictures of this place. It is one of the most inaccessible regions of the planet, is called Ennedi Plateau and is surrounded by sand. In such desolation Deep Canyons to only ancient caravans and expeditions dare open. The scenery is …
The Cathedral of Notre Dame (or Notre Dame) is a vast Gothic church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the Ile de la Cité. The construction of this cathedral took much time and effort of many generations. Construction work began in 1163 and it was …
Mountain of Zhangjiajie in Hunan Province of China are a natural spectacle as a world out of this world. A giant stone forest known as the Pillars of the southern sky and is one of the many works of art that nature has made in China.
The Tianzi Mountains are definitely a place to visit if you travel to the Asian giant. It’s a tourist attraction in China, although it was not too known. However, this natural monument, consisting of «columns» trying to get to heaven, increased his popularity by inspiring landscape James Cameron film, Avatar.
Specifically, the mountain called Heaven South Column, located in the area of Zhangjiajie, was taken as a prototype for the configuration of the Hallelujah Mountains (Hallelujah) on the film and is a sacred place for the fictional town of Na’vi.
They say the special effects expert Eric Hanson found this landscape for the movie when he visited Zhangjiajie Nature Reserve in Hunan Province, southeast of China. A few months ago the Tujia minority, which lives near Zhangjiajie, held a ceremony to rename the spectacular massif as ‘Avatar Hallelujah Mountain’, a sample of the movie passions unleashed.
Now the most impressive place is this ‘Hallelujah Mountain’, as described in the guidebook of the place,
All Scenic Area Wulingyuan where the National Forest Park Zhangjiajie is located, has a collection of more than 3,100 stone pillars, all of different heights with some reaching over 800 meters, lush valleys and dense forests, lakes, caves , waterfalls and streams, spread over an area of approximately 266 square miles (690 square kilometers).
There is subtropical monsoon climate with plenty of rain and sunshine. Winters are short lived and the temperature is 16 degrees, also the temperatures at the tops of the mountains are 3 or 4 degrees less.
It’s no surprise that this park has been designated a World Heritage Site and World Geopark by UNESCO.
In this paradise live several ancestral groups, such as Bai Tu or Miao. They are the true gods of the area, their carers and his angels. The soul of the place.
At the top of the Tianzi Mountain is accessible with a free bus or cable car. There’s a gazebo and a restaurant with a famous fast food brand. So, while enjoying stunning views, you can kill the bug with hamburger, although not typical of Chinese cuisine.
Lake Hillier is a Lake of pinkness in the Middle Island, the largest island of the archipelago Recherche, near the coast of Esperance. Esperance also is the gateway to the national parks Cape Le Grand, Stokes and Cape Arid. Esperance is about 720 kilometers southeast …