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[2 Feb 2010 | No Comment | ]

The Niagara Falls are voluminous waterfalls on the Niagara River, straddling the international border between the Canadian province ofOntario and the U.S. state of New York. The falls are 17 miles (27 km) north-northwest of Buffalo, New York and 75 miles (120 km) south-southeast of Toronto, Ontario, between the twin cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Niagara Falls, New York.
Niagara Falls is composed of two major sections separated by Goat Island: Horseshoe Falls, the majority of which lies on the Canadian side of the border, and American Falls on the American side. The smaller Bridal Veil Falls are also located on the American side, separated from the main falls …

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[24 Jan 2010 | No Comment | ]

On my way to live – a gesture

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[16 Jan 2010 | No Comment | ]

Now this is something like every day situation in Africa.. strange doesn’t it ? well people in Africa does not think like that… they have to see this every day… and for them.. its a normal day.
Africa is the world’s second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² (11.7 million sq mi) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth’s total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area. With a billion people (as of 2009, see table) in 61 territories, it accounts for about 14.72% of the World’s human population.

The continent …

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[30 Nov 2009 | No Comment | ]

These rock-cut temples are located in the ancient Wawat (or the legendary Ybsambul) in Nubia, near the borders of Sudan, about 300 kilometers from Aswan. Earlier temples in Nubia had been located within forts, but here the confidence of Ramses II, whose reign may have lasted as many as 67 years, is illustrated; these temples, probably once brightly colored, were cut into the natural rock and lapped by the Nile. After eleven centuries of oblivion, these temples were rediscovered in 1813 when Johann Ludwig Burckhardt saw by accident the upper …

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[16 Nov 2009 | No Comment | ]

Machu Picchu is a pre-Columbian Incasite located 2,430 metres (8,000 ft) above sea level. It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Cuzco and through which the Urubamba Riverflows. Often referred to as “The Lost City of the Incas”, Machu Picchu is one of the most familiar symbols of the Inca Empire.
The Incas started building it around AD 1430 but was abandoned as an official site for the Inca rulers a hundred years later at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire. Although known locally, it …

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[24 Oct 2009 | 2 Comments | ]

Do you believe that in China there is this type of public transport? country which has the highest population and most developed industries. Also, and most developed conscience and the best control and management of people use something like this for the public trasnport? incredible …

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[19 Oct 2009 | One Comment | ]

Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. The island had a population of 178,133 inhabitants according to the August 2007 census.[1] This makes it the most populous island ofFrench Polynesia, with 68.6% of the total population. The capital is Papeete, on the northwest coast. Tahiti has also been known as O’tahiti.

Tahiti is estimated to have been settled between AD 300 and 800 by Polynesians, although some estimates place the date earlier. The fertile soil combined with fishingprovided food.
Although the first European sighting of the …

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[11 Sep 2009 | One Comment | ]

Some old and nice pictures of an old time in Greenville.

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[31 Jul 2009 | One Comment | ]

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport , known locally as Atlanta Airport, Hartsfield Airport, and Hartsfield-Jackson, is located seven miles (11 km) south of the central business district of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is theworld’s busiest airport by passenger traffic as well as landings and take-offs. The airport is the primary hub of Delta Air Lines, AirTran Airways,Delta Connection under the Shuttle America name, and Delta Connection partner Atlantic Southeast Airlines; the Delta hub is the world’s largest airline hub. Delta Air Lines flew 55.4% of passengers from the airport in 2008, AirTran flew 19.27%, and Atlantic Southeast Airlines flew …

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[29 Jul 2009 | No Comment | ]

Beijing
An important city integrated the history of China Early. It is the auxiliary capital of the Liao, and the onetime capital of Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing. It is rich in cultural relic preservation on and in the ground. The world-famous Forbidden City, the People’s Heroes Monument, the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, the North Sea, the Summer Palace, Ming Tombs, the Great Wall and China Man and revolutionary relics and other important historical relics were gathered in the Old City.

Petra
Carved into a canyon in Arabah, Jordan, Petra was made famous …