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 Magic Fountain of Montjuic
Country: Spain
City: Barcelona
Walking from the "Placa d'Espanya" with the Venetian towers up the "Avinguda de la Reina Maria Christina", to the "Placa de Carles Buigas" is magnificent. Especially on evenings when the big fountain will launch huge amounts of water, in perfect rhytm with the loud but nice music. When darkness falls it becomes nicer and nicer. Enjoy the photo's via the presented link at the "Tourist Guide Barcelo ... |
Savaii IslandCountry: American Samoa
City: Barcelona
Savaii Island is one of the most down to earth destinations in the South Pacific. Here you'll find a great range of sights from volcanic craters and lava tubes, rain forest canopy walks, blowholes and some lovely beach settings alongside traditional Polynesian villages which are even more laid back than on Upolu.
Savaii is in fact the largest of the Samoan Islands and ranks the largest Polynesian ... |
SantoriniCountry: Greece
City: Vlychadia
Santorini, named by early Venetians in honor of Saint Irene, forms a circular group of islands belonging to the Cyclades island chain in the southern Aegean Sea, located midway between mainland Greece to the west, Turkey to the east, and the island of Crete to the south. The Cyclades form part of the Aegean island arc system, generated by northward subduction of the African plate along the arcuate ... |
Eisriesenwelt CavesCountry: Austria
City: Vlychadia
When Salzburg's weather turns sultry and the streets are crowded with perspiring tourists, it's time to head 40 km (25 miles) south to Werfen, Austria. There, on a mountainside overlooking the Salzach River Valley, you'll find a respite from summer heat in the Eisriesenwelt or "World of the Ice Giants."
The Eisriesenwelt is a vast underground series of caves with some 42 km (26 miles) of tunnels ... |
Hohe Tauern National ParkCountry: Austria
City: Vlychadia
Hohe Tauern National Park is one of the last large, intact and undisturbed mountain environments in the heart of Europe.
A variety of mountain terrain, including glaciers, lakes, and waterfalls, support a rich diversity of wildlife.
Austria’s highest mountain, Grossglockner, at 11,145 feet, is in the park.
The animal life of the park varies by altitude, with mountain goats and sheep inhabiting ... |
Las Cataratas de IguazuCountry: Argentina
City: Iguazu
The Waterfalls
A memorable experience and a spectacle of nature they are considered a wonder of the world. These falls originated 200 thousands years ago in the place that today is known as “the 3 frontiers” marked with stone pillars, where the Iguazú river and the Paraná river meet.
A geological fault produced on the Paraná riverbed made the outlet of the Iguazú river become an abrupt cascade a ... |
Niagra FallsCountry: Canada
City: Iguazu
Niagara Falls is a set of massive waterfalls located on the Niagara River in eastern North America, on the border between Canada and the United States. Niagara Falls (French: les Chutes du Niagara) comprises three separate waterfalls: the Canadian Horseshoe Falls (Canada), the American Falls, and the smaller, adjacent Bridal Veil Falls. The Falls are located 23 kilometres away from the Canadian ci ... |
Crooked Tree Wildlife SanctuaryCountry: Belize
City: Iguazu
What To See
This mosaic of elongated lagoons, connected by creeks, savannas and logwood thickets is excellent for birds. As the dry season gets underway, they arrive in huge numbers from the Peten and Yucatan as swamps in these areas dry up. By April, the Crooked Tree landscape is alive with flocks of different water birds. Huge congregations of Double Crested Cormorants, Egrets, Herons, and diff ... |
Tortuguero National ParkCountry: Costa Rica
City: Iguazu
Parque Nacional Tortuguero extends north along the coast for 22 km from Jaloba, six km north of Parismina, to Tortuguero village. The 19,000-hectare park is a mosaic of deltas on an alluvial plain nestled between the Caribbean coast on the east and the low-lying volcanic hills of Coronel, Caño Moreno, and 300-meter-high Las Lomas de Sierpe--the Sierpe Peaks--on the west. The park protects the nest ... |
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