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 The Island of Barbuda

Country: Antigua and Barbuda
The Island of Barbuda Barbuda is one of those very few islands in the Caribbean that remains--and probably will remain for some time--so undeveloped as to seem positively deserted at times. With the exception of the guests of the island's small number of accommodations, the population seems largely to consist of the graceful Fregata magnificens, or frigate bird. As the birds possess a marked preference for the northwes ...

 Savaii Island

Country: American Samoa
Savaii Island 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 ...

 The Karnak Temple

Country: Egypt
City: Karnak
The Karnak Temple The Temple of Karnak is the largest Temple in the World! The complex contains a group of Temples such as the Great Temple of Amon Ra, The Temple of Khonso, The Ipt Temple, The Temple of Ptah, the Temple of Montho and the Temple of the God Osiris. A 20m high, mud brick enclosure wall, surrounded all of these buildings. This great Temple of Amon Ra was known during the Middle Kingdom period as Ipt- ...

 Las Cataratas de Iguazu

Country: Argentina
City: Iguazu
Las Cataratas de 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 ...

 Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary

Country: Belize
City: Iguazu
Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary 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 Park

Country: Costa Rica
City: Iguazu
Tortuguero National Park 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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