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Mayan Settlements: A 2000 Year Old Town Found Underneath Guatemala Rainforest

Mayan Settlements: A 2000 Year Old Town Found Underneath Guatemala Rainforest

Internet When researchers went over Guatemala's northern region to survey it, they found the ruins of a massive Mayan settlement that had been buried beneath the rain forest.The 650 square mile area, which is close to the Mexican border, is described ...
List of The Most Epic Facts About Torres Del Paine National Park

List of The Most Epic Facts About Torres Del Paine National Park

The southernmost and largest part of Chile, known as Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica, is home to Torres del Paine National Park which was founded in 1959. The Parque Nacional de Tourismo Lago Grey, or "Lake Grey Tourist National Park," was the ...
Torres del Paine National Park: Most Popular National Park in Chile

Torres del Paine National Park: Most Popular National Park in Chile

Located in the southern region of the Republic of Chile, Torres del Paine National Park is an extremely attractive national park that includes mountains, glaciers, lakes, and rivers. The Torres del Paine National Park is without a doubt one of the ...
Here Are Mind-Blowing Facts About Kaieteur Falls You Didn’t Know

Here Are Mind-Blowing Facts About Kaieteur Falls You Didn’t Know

This breath-taking site is not just one of Guyana's best-kept secrets, but it's also one of South America's most amazing natural wonders. Kaieteur Falls is located within the Guianan moist forests ecoregion and features a very diverse range of fauna and ...
Falkland Islands – The Land Of The Penguins

Falkland Islands – The Land Of The Penguins

Surrounded by their 200 satellite islands, the twin bulwarks of East and Falkland stand athwart the sea lane to capeGorn, some 450 km (300 mi) east of the South American coast. The group was the subject of desultory squabbling between Britain, ...
Kaieteur Falls: Highest Single-Drop Waterfall on The Planet

Kaieteur Falls: Highest Single-Drop Waterfall on The Planet

Kaieteur Falls is one of the tallest and most powerful waterfalls in the world known for hosting the highest single-drop waterfall on the planet with a normal flow rate of 663 cubic meters/second (23,400 cubic feet/second). Kaieteur Falls is a rare ...
Iguazu Falls – A Grandstand Where Rainbows Dance

Iguazu Falls – A Grandstand Where Rainbows Dance

In a welter of foam, the Iguazu River hurls itself off the edge of the Parana Plateau into the gorge below, whipping up clouds of spray that hang high above the falls. Dozen of rainbows dance a colourful ballet in the ...
The Pantanal: The World's Largest Tropical Wetland

The Pantanal: The World's Largest Tropical Wetland

Water birds by the million flourish in the Pantanal - a watery world of lagoons and pastures in the centre of South America, mainly in Brazil. The air resounds to their calls, and huge flocks on the wing are like clouds ...
The Galapagos National Park: Ecuador's Oldest Park

The Galapagos National Park: Ecuador's Oldest Park

The Galapagos National Park is Ecuador's oldest park, it was founded in 1959. The Galapagos Islands' entire landmass is comprised of a network of national parks and is still largely uninhabited (around 97% of its total area). The populated portions of ...
Ilha Grande - A legendary Island In Brazil Where Luxury Finds Its Natural Home

Ilha Grande - A legendary Island In Brazil Where Luxury Finds Its Natural Home

South-east of Rio de Janeiro in the Agra dos Reis district of Brazil lies Ilha Grande, a long mountainous ridge emerging from the turquoise sea. There are over 360 islands in the bay, their forested slopes leading down to some of ...
Machu Picchu: A Symbol of The Incan Empire

Machu Picchu: A Symbol of The Incan Empire

One of the most famous archaeological sites in the world, Machu Picchu collected titles like Peruvian Historical Sanctuary in 1981, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983, and it was declared one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in ...
Easter Island: Facts & Theories About The Mysterious Island

Easter Island: Facts & Theories About The Mysterious Island

In the southeast Pacific more than 3,229 km (2,000 mi) from the nearest area of any significant population, coastal Chile, Easter Island is one of the world's most isolated inhabited islands. Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, is a roughly triangular Island ...

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