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Sea of Stars on the island Vaadhoo is in the Maldives. It is one of the inhabited islands of Raa Atoll. In addition to extensive coastal beauty, this place is special for the show that offers night. Dots of light appear in the sea to …
The Marietas Islands and its «Beach Hidden» a natural paradise, protected by UNESCO. It is an archipelago of two small islands and two islets uninhabited a few kilometers to the West of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico. It is one of the destinations more requested by …
Wadi Qelt is a desert valley that crosses the desert of Judea in Israel, reaching close to the dead sea. In it, a curious Monastery located on a cliff called Saint George is located among other historical ruins, and ancient synagogues.
El Wadi Qelt moves from West to East, draining a significant part of the northern part of the Judean desert. Wadi is close to the main route from Jericho to Jerusalem, «Ascent of Adumim (ascent of Adumim).» The Wadi Qelt is quite deep and a barrier for traffic, travellers must pass along the same instead of crossing it. The Ascent of Adumim is located along the South side of the Wadi
located there since the year 420, the monastery was built over a cave which buildings were added until in the year 600 monks set out for a long time, were massacred by the Persians. After centuries and varied attempts to reuse it, into the 19th century, the monastery was rebuilt by the Greek Orthodox Church, with its ancient gardens and Chapel, and since then, remains inhabited by monks of the same order.
Accessible by a pedestrian bridge across the Valley of Wadi Qelt, is open to pilgrims and visitors in an area which in past decades was not free of conflict, something that has contributed to its diffusion and to receive a greater number of visitors. However, in the selection of photos (which is not abundant in terms of availability) you can see the visual beauty of the monastery and its surroundings.
Is located only 20 kilometers from Jerusalem on the way to Jericho, come to him in a way fast only is possible via all-terrain vehicles. It is recommended to reach a hill facing the monastery where you get the best views and panoramic Valley.
This beautiful river of five colors is located in the Sierra de La Macarena National Park, southwest of the department of Meta, and includes the municipalities of San Juan de Guaviare, La Macarena and plateaus. The «river of the gods» as it is called by …
Green Cave is located in the North of the island of Lanzarote, in the municipality of Haria, and is integrated into the vast volcanic landscape of the Natural Monument of the Malpais de La Corona. His formation is the result of the eruptive activity of …
The Danxia geomorphologic landscape shown in a geological park near Zhangye, in Gansu, northwestern province of China. Danxia, which means «rosy clouds» in Chinese, is a special geomorphological landscape of reddish rocks that have been eroded over time into a series of Mountains surrounded by curved cliffs and many unusual rock formations.
There are these mountains of colors that make up a landscape that extends for about 300 square kilometers and is worthy of a fantasy world. It is a climate zone of low rainfall that shares with the Gobi desert and, as they tend to say travellers, reminiscent of the bottles with sand colors.
This show of random colors in strata formed by successive deposits of minerals of different pigmentation in the rock layers. Some millions of years later, the overlapping collision and the Eurasia tectonic plate was cause ripples in the relief which gave as a result this stunning and surreal landscape.
That day the creator was more creative than never. Why do another mountain of green or Brown and can use the entire palette? He saw neither need to go to another planet to test their paint. He chose to do so a remote and arid zone of China. ? No one will see it?, he thought. As if it were a bottle of sand, it was placing daily strips of green colors Orange, yellow, red, black and gray according to the humor with which stood. He finished 24 million years later, although there was neither a plant nor a small rodent that could admire his work.
The Committee of Unesco world heritage of the (United Nations education, science and culture organization) announced the inclusion of the relief of Danxia in China on the World Heritage list in 2010 in the capital of Brazil.
Local authorities have relocated residents, have restored vegetation and have banned logging in the area to protect the formations.
«More than 200 villagers Liming, located in the central area of the rock formation, have been relocated to protect the site,» said Mayor Wang Tingke.
«The village prohibits the use of fire in the field, as well as the hunting of wild animals and mining,» added the Mayor.
«We have the responsibility to protect the atmosphere of this place and support the application,» said.
The administration of Townsofusa want to wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Best wishes to all. MERRY CHRISTMAS
The archipelago of the Cies, located at the entrance of the ria de Vigo, consists of three main islands and smaller islets. The Cies Islands offer nature, good walks and trails, spectacular views and beaches and a haven of tranquility. It’s an incredible maritime-terrestrial National …
The beautiful fall of frozen water known as «Frozen waterfall», is located in the Tlalmanalco municipality in the State of Mexico, making this place one of the Favorites and more visited by tourists for its spectacular appearance.
Most locals refer to this waterfall frozen as «Boiling water». It is made up of sodium and magnesium carbonate with streaks of sulphur which have left this formation as a spring that stopped their March on the edge of the Hill forever. The plus of this incredible place is that you can also enjoy the natural pools atop the mountain, from which emanates the spring, a real bathroom at the edge of a precipice of vertigo.
Its form is a drop of ice which gives the impression that comes out of a rock, creating a whimsical shape that resembles a waterfall, which comes from the slopes of the volcano Iztaccihuatl.
The spectacular is that it consists of thousands of stalactites and stalagmites that simulate the water fall and samples the important forms of nature, although it should be noted that this condition appears only in the month of December to February, that does not mean that you can not enjoy, because like people who like extreme sports fun with activities such as skydiving, canopy, abseiling, mountain biking, among others.
Those who have come to this wonderful place is described as a landscape unparalleled and entirely enjoyable, as in its surroundings there are cabins that can be rented and spend an evening fantastic.
This place is ideal for eco-tourism, as they are activities within the natural territories in which you can practice hiking, mountaineering and camping by visiting the forests that surround the Iztaccíhuatl or reaching its peak.
Remember Tlalmanalconahuatl name is broken down in the following way: tlalli, manalli, co, ‘land, flattened or raided, place’ ‘Earth flattened or level place’, is part of the 125 municipalities in the State of Mexico, and is located to the East of that entity. During the pre-Hispanic period was one of 4 staffs of Chalco called Tlalmanalco / Tlacochcalco.Is
its boundary to the North with the municipalities of Chalco, Ixtapaluca; South Ayapango and Amecameca; to the West with Cocotitlán, Temamamatla and Tenango del Aire, and to the East with the State of Puebla.
Big Buddha is a 34 meters in height and 250 tons bronze statue located at the top of Ngong Ping, the highest part of the Lantau island. The construction of the statue was completed on December 28, 1993, becoming the representation of the world’s largest …