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Fern Forest Jamaica
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Havasu Falls
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Blackwater Falls
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Saint Basil’s Cathedral
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Emerald Lakes
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Saint Petersburg Mosque
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Shwendangon Zedi Daw Yangon
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Bigar Waterfall Romania
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Nasir Al - Mulk Mosque
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Skaftafell Ice Cave Iceland
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wonderful-romania.com
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jamaicafernforest.com
EDITORIAL DESIGN Medianil: 5 mm.
TipograĒa: Neutra Text.
Márgenes: Superior: 1.2 cm. Interior y exterior: 1.4 cm. Inferior: 1.2 cm.
Estilos tipográficos: Book, Light, Bold, Demi, Demi Italic.
Interlineado: 13.2 pt.
Párrafos: Mínimo 2, máximo 5.
Columnas: Variantes de 2 a 1.
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FERN FOREST
JAMAICA
Jamaica
Jamaica Fern Forest Eco Village is located in The Great Fern Forest (TGFF) which is home to the largest collection of ferns in the English speaking Caribbean. Offering an amazing rainforest setting, Fern Forest Eco Village features a Peace Park, Nature Walking Trail and accommodations overlooking its tropical fern gardens. It is an ideal location for bird watching and is only 7 kilometres from the famous Dunns River Falls in Ocho Rios. Accommodations at Fern Forest Eco Village range from camping tents to studio apartments and cottages depending on your taste. The studio apartments and cottages have a traditional Jamaican design, with ornaments and paintings from Africa and the Caribbean as well as private herbal gardens. There are screened windows, a private bathroom and free Wi-Fi. Cottages also feature a kitchen and a living area. The Fern Forest Eco Village provides an ideal setting for camping, hiking and cycling. Beaches within 7 km of the Village are the Reggae Beach and James Bond Beach. The Turtle Park and Dolphin’s Cove are also minutes away.
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BLACKWATER FALLS
Blackwater Falls State Park is named for the falls of the Blackwater River whose amber-colored waters plunge five stories then twist and tumble through an eight-mile long gorge. The "black" water is a result of tannic acid from fallen hemlock and red spruce needles. The falls are one of the most photographed sites in West Virginia. Blackwater lodge, cabins and restaurant are open year-round and welcome visitors to enjoy winter sled riding, spring greening, cool summer evenings, and autumn foliage. You’ll find good food, comfortable accommodations, and WiFi access if you
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must stay in touch while you're relaxing at Blackwater Falls. Our conference facilities host reunions, meetings and special occasions as well as catered banquets and receptions. The indoor guest pool and fitness center is popular with our guests. Tour buses are always impressed with the magnificent views found at the park in all seasons. There is ample parking and there are no entrance fees. The genuine hospitality you experience at Blackwater Falls is also found Canaan Valley area including the town of Davis.
EMERALD LAKES
The Emerald Lakes are located on The Tongariro Alpine Crossing in Tongariro National Park, New Zealand, it is considered to be the most popular one-day Hike in New Zealand (Or as Kiwis say: a one-day tramp), throughout the entire hike there is astounding volcanic scenery.
Probably the most amazing part of the (nearly 20 kilometers) hike of Tongariro Alpine Crossing is the Emerald Lakes, usually on days with good weather, the hike is packed with people. The hike is apart of the “Great Walk Tongariro Northern Circuit“.
A onde-day tramp. A 20 kilometers hike.
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Yangon
Also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, is a gilded stupa located in Yangon, Myanmar. The 99 metres (325 ft) tall pagoda is situated on Singuttara Hill, to the west of Kandawgyi Lake, and dominates the Yangon skyline. Shwedagon Pagoda is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar, as it is believed to contain relics of the four previous Buddhas of the present kalpa. These relics include the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Konagamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa, and eight strands of hair from the head of Gautama. According to tradition, Taphussa and Bhallika — two merchant brothers from the city of Balkh in what is currently Afghanistan — met the Lord Gautama Buddha during his lifetime and received eight of the Buddha's hairs. The brothers traveled to Burma and, with the help of the local ruler, King Okkalapa, found Singuttara Hill, where relics of other Buddhas preceding Gautama Buddha had been enshrined.[citation needed] When the king opened the golden casket in which the brothers had carried the hairs, incredible things happened.
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SHWENDAGON
ZEDI DAW
YANGON
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SKAFTAFELL
ICE CAVE ICELAND
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Iceland
In autumn each year ice caves begin to take shape and last throughout the winter. Caves can be found in several different locations on the south side of Vatnajökull. These trips are somewhat temperature dependent as Ice-caves must be treated with the utmost respect in regards to the ceiling being supportive along with other factors that your specialized guide evaluates constantly. After about 25-30 minutes of driving on a 4 wheel drive road, we reach the edge of the glacier. Gear and safety instructions will be provided before entering the glacier and the ice cave.
Included is all necessary glacier gear, including crampons, helmet, and harness. Your guide will evaluate each time which gear is necessary. Truly adventurous day for adventurous people with rewarding “once in a life time” experience! The ice cave tour departs from Glacier lagoon (Jökulsárlón) parking lot, coordinates N64 02.898 W16 10.795. This is just off of the main road #1 (Distance from Reykjavík is 370 km) about a 45 minute drive East of Skaftafell and a 45 minute drive West of Höfn. Groups normally visit one ice cave during the tour and this cave is selected based on conditions and safety.
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HAVASU FALLS
Havasu Falls is known throughout the world and has appeared in numerous magazines and television shows, and is often included in calendars that feature incredible waterfalls or beautiful scenery. Visitors from all over the world make the trip to Havasupai primarily for Havasu Falls. The vibrant blue water contrasts against the striking red rocks of the canyon walls as Havasu Falls plunges nearly 100 feet into a wide pool of blue-green waters. This, the most striking waterfall in the Grand Canyon, sports a wide sandy beach and plenty of shady cottonwood trees to relax by.
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Calcium carbonate and magnesium occur naturally in the waters of Havasu Creek. The pools and natural dams form when the calcium carbonate precipitates out of the water and deposits onto rocks, branches, or man made structures (after a devastating flood) building up over time. Havasu Falls and Havasu Creek get their blue color from the magnesium in the water. As the pools deepen and the calcium carbonate is slowly released from the water, the bluer the water appears as the relative magnesium content increases.
SAINT BASIL´S CATHEDRAL
Saint Basil's Cathedral, is a church in Red Square in Moscow, Russia. The building, now a museum, is officially known as the Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat or Pokrovsky Cathedral. It was built from 1555–61 on orders from Ivan the Terrible and commemorates the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan. A world famous landmark it was the city's tallest building until the completion of the Ivan the Great Bell Tower in 1600.
around the ninth, central church of Intercession; the tenth church was erected in 1588 over the grave of venerated local saint Vasily (Basil). In the 16th and 17th centuries the church, perceived as the earthly symbol of the Heavenly City, as happens to all churches in Byzantine Christianity, was popularly known as the "Jerusalem" and served as an allegory of the Jerusalem Temple in the annual Palm Sunday parade attended by the Patriarch of Moscow and the tsar.
The original building, known as Trinity Church and later Trinity Cathedral, contained eight side churches arranged
Dmitry Shvidkovsky states that “It is like no other Russian building.”
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SAINT PETERSBURG MOSQUE
Saint Petersburg
The Saint Petersburg Mosque, when opened in 1913, was the largest mosque in Europe outside Turkey, its minarets 49 meters in height and the dome is 39 meters high. The mosque is situated in downtown St. Petersburg. It can accommodate up to five thousand worshippers. The founding stone was laid in 1910 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the reign of Abdul Ahat Khan in Bukhara. By that time, the Muslim community of the Russian then-capital exceeded 8,000 people. The projected structure was capable of accommodating most of them. The architect Nikolai Vasilyev patterned the mosque after Gur-e Amir, the tomb of Tamerlane in Samarkand. Its construction was completed by 1921. Worshippers are separated by gender during a worship service; females worship on the first floor, while the males worship on the ground floor. The Mosque was closed to worshippers from 1940 to 1956. The location of the mosque was symbolic, sited opposite the Peter and Paul Fortress, in the city centre. The permission to purchase the site was given by Emperor Nicholas II in Peterhof on 3 July 1907. The walls were made with grey granite and the dome and both minarets (tower) are covered with mosaic ceramics of sky-light-blue colour. Skilled craftsmen from Central Asia took part working on the mosque. The facades are decorated with sayings from Koran using the characteristic Arabian calligraphy. Internal columns are made from green marble. Women pray on the first floor, above the western part of the hall. The mosque was covered by huge special made carpets woven by the Central Asian craftsmen.
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BIGAR WATERFALL ROMANIA
Romania
Izbucul Bigar with an area of 175.60 ha was declared a natural protected area by the Law Number.5 of March 6, 2000 (published in Romanian Official Paper Number.152 in April 12, 2000). Bigar is one of the most unusual waterfalls in the world and one of the most beautiful in Romania. According to The World Geography, there are a number of facts that place her as number one on the list of eight unique waterfalls around the world due to the way the water spreads and falls
in tiny shreds of water, and also the fact that it is located exactly on the 45th parallel north, at the halfway point between the Equator and the North Pole. The Izvorul Bigar is located at the south-west limit of the country, in the south of the Anina Mountains (a group of mountains included in the Banat Mountains), in Caraș-Severin County, on the upper Anina River, in the Cheile Nerei-Beușnița National Park.
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NASIR AL - MULK MOSQUE
The Nasir al-Mulk Mosque, or Pink Mosque is a traditional mosque in Shiraz, Iran, located in Goade-e-Araban place (near the famous Shah Cheragh mosque). The mosque was built during the Qajar era, and is still in use under protection by Nasir al Mulk's Endowment Foundation. It was built by the order of Mirza Hasan Ali Nasir al Molk, one of the lords of the Qajar Dynasty, in 1876 and was finished in 1888.
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The designers were Muhammad Hasan-e-Memar and Muhammad Reza Kashi Paz-e-Shirazi. The mosque extensively uses colored glass in its facade, and it displays other traditional elements such as panj kﾄ《eh-i (five concaves) in its design. It is also named in popular culture as Pink Mosque due to the usage of beautiful pink color tiles for its interior design.
EDITORIAL DESIGN Getsemani Elizalde Domínguez