He may have used Cayo Romano and Cayo Coco in the archipelago of Jardines del Rey adjacent to the northern Cuban coast as a base of operations. Details of the attack on Havana are also sketchy: the number of ships that de Sores used in the attack varies in different accounts from 2 to...
The most well-known animals of the Galapagos is the giant tortoise(巨型海龟), which can be seen moving slowly around the highlands of Santa Cruz, the second largest island in the archipelago(群岛). Some of these creatures are so old that they might have been seen in their youth by Darwin...
Visitors can also learn about the building’s place in history, as it was once the tallest structure in the world and remains one of the most popular tourist destinations in NYC. Everglades National Park, Florida, USA Photo by Ray Bilcliff on Pexels.com Florida is home to some of the ...
In addition, to the remote islands of the Lofoten archipelago, Norway, visitors can also see the wild scenery with snow-capped peaks, accompanied by a aurora dance. The temperature of the sea water in the Lofoten Islands is usually low, but there are surfers flying under aurora halo. Photo...
He was born in Zaragoza, Spain in 1240 and is assumed to have died sometime after 1291, following a stay on the small and windswept island of Comino, the smallest of the three inhabited islands that make up the Maltese archipelago. Birthplace: Zaragoza, Spain 26 Albertus Magnus Dec. at ...
Rainbow Reef is located in the Somosomo Strait that stretches from Vanua Levu, the second biggest island in Fiji and Taveuni, the third largest island of the archipelago. There are 230 species of soft and hard corals and over 1250 fish species. ...
🏔 Italy Natural landmarks: Mount Etna Aeolian Islands Scala dei Turchi Dolomites Lake Como Val d’Orcia Cinque Terre Amalfi Coast Mount Vesuvius Lake Garda Gargano National Park Terme di Saturnia Monte Bianco Maddalena Archipelago Giardini di Augusto ...
Everything from the architecture to the food and traditions set Zanzibar apart. If you can visit during one of their festivals, you should. Mwaka Kogwa Festival around July is the Persian New Year and celebrates the subculture in the archipelago. The festivities include banana stalk fights, perf...
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drifting somewhere off the coast of British Columbia, around the Haida Gwaii archipelago. Anyway, last week I also visited the Greek island of Zakynthos, whose main attraction is the Navagio beach, home to a beautiful shipwreck, which looks absolutely fantastic on the white sand/blue water back...