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The Pyramid at Chichen Itza
This sacred site was one of the greatest Mayan centres of the Yucat??n peninsula. Throughout its nearly 1,000-year history, different peoples have left their mark on the city. The Maya, Toltec and Iztec vision of the world and the universe is revealed in their stone monuments and artistic works. The fusion of Mayan construction techniques […]
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu was constructed around 1450, at the height of the Inca empire, and was abandoned less than 100 years later, as the empire collapsed under Spanish conquest. Although the citadel is located only about 50 miles from Cusco, the Inca capital, it was never found and destroyed by the Spanish, as were many other […]
Christ Redeemer
Christ the Redeemer,is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The statue stands 39.6 metres (130 feet) tall, weighs 700 tons and is located at the peak of the 700-m (2296-foot) Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking the city.
A symbol of Christianity, the statue has become an icon of […]
Andes
Wikipedia
The Andes (Quechua: Anti(s)) is the world’s longest mountain range, forming a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. It is over 7,000 km (4,400? miles) long, 500 km (300? miles) wide in some parts (widest between 18?° to 20?°S latitude), and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 […]
Argentina - Iguazu National Park
World Heritage? Site?
Iguazu National Park, with the Falls as its main feature, was added to the World Heritage List for two reasons: its exceptional natural beauty and because it?´s the habitat of rare and endangered species.
The Argentinian side of the park measures 49.200 ha. The adjacent Brazilian side is another World Heritage Site.
The waterfalls […]
Argentina - Los Glaciares National Park
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The national park, created in 1937, is the second largest in Argentina. Its name refers to the giant ice cap (the biggest outside Antarctica) in the Andes range that feeds 47 large glaciers, of which only 13 flow towards the Atlantic Ocean. In other parts of the world, glaciers start at a height of at […]