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The Carlsbad Caverns National Park are located southeast of New Mexico in the United States, more precisely in the Guadalupe Mountains. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1995. Throughout the National Park we will see about 83 caves all independent and …
Located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, is one of the most spectacular basalt formations of the Earth. The Giant’s Causeway contains about 40,000 basalt columns from a volcanic eruption that took place 60 million years ago. In some cases, the columns reach 12 meters high …
Borobudur is the name known to the largest and most magnificent Buddhist monument in the world. It is a giant artificial hill of stones, raised in a valley surrounded by volcanoes in the center of the island of Java, which is one of the masterpieces of architecture and sculpture of all time.
The pilgrim route has a high symbolic content, and proposes a path of perfection whose goal is nirvana or spiritual liberation.
Borobudur, a name deriving from an expression meaning «Mountain of accumulation of merits of the ten states of Bodhisattva» is commonly thought of as a Buddhist structure, yet its initial construction was planned and conducted by Hindu builders Sometime around 775 d. C.
It is inspired by a constructive module relates to sacred diagrams of Tantric Buddhism and respects a rigid geometric pattern that has deep religious significance.
It consists of concentric rings are narrowing as it rises to culminate in one great central stupa symbol of the Eternal Truth (the typical conical building of Buddhist architecture), symbolizing a lotus, the sacred flower of Buddha – floating on the waters of a placid lake (in this case the plain) or rather a mountain surrounded by water.
In order to get from the level of the plain to the nearly 40-meter-high central dome were built nine joint terraces, the first measured more than 170 feet on a side. If these grandiose dimensions are added meticulous care with which every detail was made, schematic transforming an idea into a stone lace, you can get an idea of the magnitude of the difficulty and importance of the work done in this temple .
And all this to draw a «route», or, in other words, to create a suitable path for a journey of the soul. For those who visit it is an invitation to meditation, which speaks directly to the senses and conveys your message.
It was restored between 1907 and 1911, groups of researchers and archaeologists Dutch who saved him from the threat of tropical vegetation, where most of the sculptures were lost during the course of these restorations and of them only know the subject : the Karmavibhaga, the law of karma, according to which every human action brings inevitable consequences in the afterlife.
Hundreds of these sculptures were a thorough description of hellish scenes (according to the conception of the builders), in which the man appeared still vilified and imprisoned by the whirlwind of desires. It is known also that they were in broad daylight, but half buried and hidden from view.
The sacred mountain represents the progressive abandonment, spiritualization and internalization. In short, the eternal journey from chaos to order, from matter to spirit, contradictions to the Truth. The journey faced Buddha first and still today, in your name, thousands of people face as shown and suggests Borobudur.
The tepuy Roraima is the highest, the most known and visited of the Tepuyes of the Gran Sabana with 2800 mts of altitude (9000 feet). On its summit is the milestone border called triple point, for being the place where converge the borders of Venezuela, …
The Golden Gate Bridge, one of the most recognizable structures in the world, is the most beloved symbol and representative of the city of San Francisco. It was also at the time of its completion in 1937, the longest suspension bridge, and remained so for …
The sight of these incredible natural formations belongs to scenic and historic attractions of Huanglong in Sichuan Province, China, is famous for its beautiful mountain scenery containing mostly intact and varied forest ecosystems. It is also home to impressive karst formations (a type of rock relief) including limestone banks, pools and waterfalls.
It also houses numerous plant and animal species that are endangered worldwide. The panoramic swimming pools and lush vegetation in this area shape one of the most popular parks in China.
Many of these rock pools formed by travertine and other minerals makes its waters are springs.
In the world there are few natural scenes that have this form of waterfalls and natural pools in the rocks and travertine materials for their house special thermal conditions.
Thousands of years of geological evolution has sculpted Huanglong in numerous unique landscapes and geological formations you see here hoy.Revolución glacial soil structure, stratum of carbonic acid rock, tufa water and climatic conditions, such as the Arctic-alpine sun created this popular landscape travertine.
One geological more interest is the deposition of extensive Calcite has producido.Algas and bacteria proliferate in a number of these pools, giving a wide range of colors of yellow and orange, green and limestone karst azul.Piedra shoals, especially includes many Liujinshan (gold glass blower) and Jinshatan (golden beach), in Huanglonggou. Estas are large active limestone slopes, covered by a thin layer of water flow.
Huanglong has been observed since time inmemoriales.Un couple of small stone pagodas found in nurseries in Huanglong Valley head Yuya.The Chronicles of Songpan County reported that the three temples of Huanglong, one behind the other, were built in the dynasty Ming (1368-1644) and attracted a large number of fieles.Mucho Huanglong landscape, particularly around Huanglonggou, is important in the folklore, the Tibetan culture and the religión.Hay many legends associated with various natural resources of the region .
The sublime diverse ecosystem, Huanglong Nature Reserve was registered as a UNESCO natural heritage in 1992.
The Huanglong area is not only famous for its unique karst landscape, also for the wealth of animal and plant resources. In the Valley of Huanglong (Yellow Dragon Valley), located between 2000 m above sea level and its peak at 3,800 m altitude are evergreen forests, and subtropical broadleaf deciduous forest, subalpine forest and shrubs highlands, as well as more than 10 species of rare animals including the giant panda and golden monkey.
The Kremlin, located in the city of Moscow in Russia, is the most important architectural ensemble of the city and is the result of the activities of many generations. It starts its construction in 1339 when Prince Daniel of Moscow ordered the construction of stone …
The Valley of the Kings is where they buried most of the pharaohs of the New Kingdom, ie the time when ancient Egypt was an empire that stretched from the eastern Mediterranean coast (the dynasties XVIII, XIX and XX). It was there where he was …
Yellowstone, the oldest national park in the world (1872), is a large volcanic caldera that concentrates endless geothermal phenomena, two-thirds of the geysers in the world and numerous hot springs. In addition, the tour of the five regions discovers that is home to black and grizzly bears, coyotes, wolves, moose and deer or wapiti Canadians, as well as herds of bison.
Located between the states of Wyoming, Montana and a small portion of Idaho, Yellowstone covers almost 9,000 square kilometers more than the Community of Madrid, and has five entries. By accessing reaches South Grant Village, town with all services installed on Lake Yellowstone. The park’s geological wealth begins to manifest shortly after leaving westbound Grant Village in West Thumb minicaldera Pool. Despite being one of the smallest in the park, contains hot springs, boiling mud pools, geysers and fumaroles.
The road leading to Old Faithful Geyser crosses Country region, which are located 180 of the 300 geysers of booking. Several trails run between these sources that spew hot water columns, with the geyser Old Faihtful as very attractive by how high, between 30 and 60 meters.
On the way to Madison, the information center of the west entrance, the road passes by an essential place: Grand Prismatic, thermal lagoon measures 112 meters in diameter and whose dimensions gave rise to the British writer Ruydard Kipling to describe it as «infernal «in 1889. Its deployment is the most hypnotic colors: turquoise water surrounded by a ring of ocher ranging from yellow to orange.
Somewhat later you get to Madison. It’s a good place to stay, but actually the whole book has numerous options, from camping, cabins and luxurious hotels, to camping in the mountains if you make a trekking and requesting permission. Penetrate deep inside of Yellowstone is a feasible challenge for most, although it is advisable to go with a guide as you may not cross with anyone for days, even in high season. The rules are clear: no need to trace and communicate the plan is mandatory trip to the guards (rangers). One of the most exciting trekking routes is that in six days the approaches to the base of Electric Peak (3,378 m) and then enters the Bear Country through the path Sportsman Lake Trail to Sportsman Lake camp.
The Canyon Village center in the heart of the park, appears after traveling 42 miles from Madison. In this sector the great attraction are the Lower Falls and Great Falls, a waterfall of 93 meters which precipitates the Yellowstone river in the middle of a steep canyon.
Of the various viewpoints that overlook this colossal show, Artist Point is the most famous because it is said here Thomas Moran painted watercolors convinced the U.S. Congress to create a national park in 1872. The first news about Yellowstone had come across French-Canadian trappers mid eighteenth century, but more reliable information provided the mapping expedition of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in 1806.
Roosevelt appears 31 miles north of Canyon Village. The small village is home to an interpretive center and nature historical museum that explains the indigenous roots of Yellowstone, Indian Territory Kiowa, Shoshone-crow and the latter give name to one of the park’s lakes. Fascina imagine those people living surrounded by a fantastic landscape and yet so far, where the warm summers only last two months, while snow and cold, with temperatures down to -40 ° C, remain from November to March.
Roosevelt is located on the road connecting the two North park tickets, and any road you take leads to essential enclaves. To the west are reached pink limestone terraces of Mammoth Hot Springs. And to the east lies the Lamar Valley, an area of meadows and forests with grazing bison, reintroduced a few years ago, and where it is possible to see wolves or any of the big five in North America: the black bear, the grizzly, elk, cougar and lynx. In this final stretch of the trip is confirmed that Yellowstone is one of the most amazing natural sanctuaries in the world, for its geothermal activity, by density of wildlife and its habitat diversity, but there is something that makes it even more special: respect man demonstrated here to nature.
The Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert in the world. Exceeds 9.065 million km2, which means it has almost the same size as China. It is located in northern Africa and has more than 2.5 million years. Its name derives from the Arabic translation …