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The Rock of Guatape (El Peñón de Guatapé) is a giant rock formation in the municipality of Guatape in Antioguia, Colombia. Interestingly, two third of its height is below the ground and the exposed vertical face itself is over 200 meters high. The huge rock is visible from throughout the surrounding countryside and has become a popular tourist spot in Antioguia. There is a staircase built into one side of the the Rock of Guatape for visitors to scale it. The path includes more than 649 steps to the top that appears like a giant stitch holding the split rock together.
The Rock of Guatape was formed about 70 million years ago along the Antioquia Rock Base. The 10 million ton rock is almost entirely smooth and the top of the rock is fenced. On the flat top of the rock, there are gift shops and food courts along with the open-air viewing platform. Tourists can also enjoy the surrounding scenery while having snacks as food vendors offer outdoor tables overlooking vistas that stretch to the horizon in every direction. The beautiful Guatape Lake is also visible from the top of the giant rock. The Rock of Guatape was first scaled officially on July 1954 by three climbers using sticks embedded in the fissure on the rock. The staircase was built later for the visitors.
The Guatape Lake from the top of the Rock of Guatape.
La Paz, the administrative capital of Bolivia, is a city unlike any other on the planet. At an elevation of around 3,650 meters above sea level, Laz Paz is regarded as the highest de facto capital city in the world. The staggering height of the city is only surpassed by its incredible beauty. La Paz sits in a gorgeous bowl-like depression and is surrounded by massive mountains.
La Paz is a vibrant city and is an important cultural center of Bolivia. It is renowned for its unique markets, very unusual topography, and traditional culture. La Paz is unforgettable at one's first sight. However, the true beauty of the city lies in the life it holds within the valley walls.
La Paz is a vibrant city and is an important cultural center of Bolivia. It is renowned for its unique markets, very unusual topography, and traditional culture. La Paz is unforgettable at one's first sight. However, the true beauty of the city lies in the life it holds within the valley walls.
Located in the private Huilo-Huilo Biological Reserve in northern Patagonia, Chile, the Magic Mountain Lodge is an amazing mountain-like resort. This 13-room hotel looks like it came straight from middle of the earth. The Magic Mountain Lodge is a green project and is a celebration of the rich natural heritage that the preserve aims to protect.
You will many other interesting things in the hotel as the visitors enter the establishment on a suspended rope bridge and are greeted by a cascade of water coming down from the cone shaped green roof. You can relax in a hot tub while enjoying the view over the Chilean rain forest.
You will many other interesting things in the hotel as the visitors enter the establishment on a suspended rope bridge and are greeted by a cascade of water coming down from the cone shaped green roof. You can relax in a hot tub while enjoying the view over the Chilean rain forest.
Located in Patagonia, on the border between Chile and Argentinia, Lake General Carrera is an amazing lake. The lake is spectacular because of its exceptionally blue water. However, the Marble Cathedral in the middle of the lake is even more impressive. The marble caverns offer a spectacular color game in a constant change. This means that your experience will never be the same, even if you travel the cave
several times.
The Marble Cathedral is a group of caverns, columns and tunnels formed in monoliths of marble. These unusual geological formations have been formed by wave action over the last 6,200 years. The Marble Cathedral of Lake General Carrera has become one of the most popular travel spot in Chile. One can get to the Marble Cathedral by taking a boat tour from Puerto Tranquillo, Rio Ibanez.
Photographed by: Jorge Leon Cabello, Orlando Contreras López, and Ricardo Gallardo
The Marble Cathedral is a group of caverns, columns and tunnels formed in monoliths of marble. These unusual geological formations have been formed by wave action over the last 6,200 years. The Marble Cathedral of Lake General Carrera has become one of the most popular travel spot in Chile. One can get to the Marble Cathedral by taking a boat tour from Puerto Tranquillo, Rio Ibanez.
Photographed by: Jorge Leon Cabello, Orlando Contreras López, and Ricardo Gallardo
Punta Cana beaches are famous throughout the world as some of the most beautiful beaches in the Caribbean as well as in the world. With thirty miles of continuous sparkling white sand, Punta Cana has no shortage of beautiful beaches. Punta Cana beaches are known to be as one of the best destinations in the Caribbean and in the world.
The beaches around Punta Cana are some of the best in the Caribbean, and without doubt the most spectacular beaches of the entire Dominican Republic. This tropical Caribbean Island is a real paradise for many tourists and local people because of its clear, warm turquoise waters and beautiful weather throughout the year.
Located on the eastern tip of the Dominican Republic, it has become one of the most popular vacation destinations in the world. Here, tall coconut palms dot much of the seashore, and the soft, white sand is inviting. Tourists can sunbathe, walk, go shopping, enjoy traditional foods, enjoy the wonderful world of the night in the club, and of course, visitors will find new friends in the Punta Cana.
The beaches around Punta Cana are some of the best in the Caribbean, and without doubt the most spectacular beaches of the entire Dominican Republic. This tropical Caribbean Island is a real paradise for many tourists and local people because of its clear, warm turquoise waters and beautiful weather throughout the year.
Located on the eastern tip of the Dominican Republic, it has become one of the most popular vacation destinations in the world. Here, tall coconut palms dot much of the seashore, and the soft, white sand is inviting. Tourists can sunbathe, walk, go shopping, enjoy traditional foods, enjoy the wonderful world of the night in the club, and of course, visitors will find new friends in the Punta Cana.
The Angel Falls, also known as Salto Angel and Kerepakupai Vena, is considered to be one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the world. It is nearly one kilometer tall and is regarded as the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall. Located in the Canaima National Park in Venezuela, the waterfall drops over the edge of the Auyantepui mountain.
The world’s highest waterfall at 979 meters (3,212 feet), the water that comes over the top of the mountain falls for 807 meters (2,648 feet) before plunging into the river below. The height of the falls is so great that by the time it reaches the ground it becomes tiny particles that turns into fog. The Angel Falls are on the Gauja River, alternatively known as the Kerep River or Kerepacupai, which flows into the Churun River.
The Angel Falls were not known to the outside world until American aviator Jimmie Angel flew over them on 16 November 1933 on a flight while he was searching for a valuable ore bed. He returned on 9 October 1937 and tried to land his Flamingo monoplane atop the mountain. Accidentally the plane was damaged as the wheels sank into the marshy ground and Angel had to descend the mountain on foot along with his three companions. It took them 11 days to make their way back into the civilization and the news of their adventure spread over. Later, the waterfall was named Angel Falls in his honor.
The Angel Falls is not the only waterfall in this region. There are some other beautiful waterfalls here and they are among the highest waterfalls in the world. The Angel Falls is just one of the waterfalls but it's almost a kilometer tall and this attribute gives Angel the status of being "the highest waterfall in the world."
The world’s highest waterfall at 979 meters (3,212 feet), the water that comes over the top of the mountain falls for 807 meters (2,648 feet) before plunging into the river below. The height of the falls is so great that by the time it reaches the ground it becomes tiny particles that turns into fog. The Angel Falls are on the Gauja River, alternatively known as the Kerep River or Kerepacupai, which flows into the Churun River.
The Angel Falls were not known to the outside world until American aviator Jimmie Angel flew over them on 16 November 1933 on a flight while he was searching for a valuable ore bed. He returned on 9 October 1937 and tried to land his Flamingo monoplane atop the mountain. Accidentally the plane was damaged as the wheels sank into the marshy ground and Angel had to descend the mountain on foot along with his three companions. It took them 11 days to make their way back into the civilization and the news of their adventure spread over. Later, the waterfall was named Angel Falls in his honor.
The Angel Falls is not the only waterfall in this region. There are some other beautiful waterfalls here and they are among the highest waterfalls in the world. The Angel Falls is just one of the waterfalls but it's almost a kilometer tall and this attribute gives Angel the status of being "the highest waterfall in the world."
The Altiplano, also known as the Andean Plateau, is a high plateau that towers over the southern Andes, the longest mountain range in the world. It is located in west-central South America where the Andes are at their widest. The Altiplano is the most extensive are of high plateau on Earth outside of Tibet. It has an average height of about 3,750 meters.
The Altiplano is a sediment filled depression between the eastern and the western chains of the Andes. This area of inland drainage occupies parts of northern Chile and Argentina, western Bolivia and southern Peru. The filling of the depression occurred millions of years ago as an ancient seabed was pushed up when the modern peaks were elevated. The Altiplano, which was originally an area of land covered entirely by Lake Ballivan, has drained over time and is now an area of outstanding natural beauty.
The Altiplano is a place of amazing natural beauty. Lake Titicaca, straddling the Peru–Bolivia border, is its best known geographical feature. Another beautiful lake here is the Poopo, a salt lake that extends south of Oruro, Bolivia. The
Altiplano is simply a stunning part of the globe encompassing areas such as Salar de Uyuni and Salar de Coipasa, two large and beautiful dry salt flats formed after the Altiplano paleolakes dried out.
Attractions along the Altiplano include Atacama Desert and Amazon Rainforest. Atacama Desert is the driest place on earth and is situated south of the Altiplano. To the east of the Altiplano is the largest tropical rainforest on Earth, Amazon Rainforest. Some areas of the Altiplano are protected, including Chile’s Lauca National Park, near the town of Arica.
Located in the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands. The Galapagos Islands are extremely famous for the sheer beauty of the islands themselves. The Galapagos Islands are Ecuador's most beloved and popular national park.
The Galapagos Islands lies in splendid isolation about 960 kilometers off the mainland. The archipelago consists of more than 120 islands of different sizes. The group consists of 18 main islands, 3 smaller islands, and 107 rocks and islets. Some of the larger islands are Isabela, Santa Cruz, Fernandina, Santiago and San Cristobal.
The Galapagos Islands were created from volcanoes erupting violently out of the sea. The first islands formed here at least 8 million and possibly up to 90 million years ago. The volcanoes that created the islands have also created a unique environment helping different plant and animal species evolving independently on different islands.
The Galapagos Islands are also famed for being inhabited by many beautiful animals and plants which found nowhere else on earth. The most popular inhabitants of the area are possibly the Galapagos Iguanas. However, the Blue-footed Booby is humorously pretty too. Both of them can be seen easily on many of the different islands in the Galapagos.
Even though the Galapagos is on the Equator and is on the sea level, the climate on the Galapagos is not tropical. The Galapagos Geology makes the major islands have their own climate change, for example in Santa Cruz Island on the sea level it can be hot and sunny, and on the highlands can be cold and windy.
The Galapagos Islands lies in splendid isolation about 960 kilometers off the mainland. The archipelago consists of more than 120 islands of different sizes. The group consists of 18 main islands, 3 smaller islands, and 107 rocks and islets. Some of the larger islands are Isabela, Santa Cruz, Fernandina, Santiago and San Cristobal.
The Galapagos Islands were created from volcanoes erupting violently out of the sea. The first islands formed here at least 8 million and possibly up to 90 million years ago. The volcanoes that created the islands have also created a unique environment helping different plant and animal species evolving independently on different islands.
The Galapagos Islands are also famed for being inhabited by many beautiful animals and plants which found nowhere else on earth. The most popular inhabitants of the area are possibly the Galapagos Iguanas. However, the Blue-footed Booby is humorously pretty too. Both of them can be seen easily on many of the different islands in the Galapagos.
Even though the Galapagos is on the Equator and is on the sea level, the climate on the Galapagos is not tropical. The Galapagos Geology makes the major islands have their own climate change, for example in Santa Cruz Island on the sea level it can be hot and sunny, and on the highlands can be cold and windy.
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