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Rabu, 31 Agustus 2011

SWAMP Manchac

Manchac SWAMP is one of the sights including the extreme categories and creepy. This site is becoming a favorite among lovers of gothic nuance.
Here there is a tree with human-like form of swamps, seen at night. And it would be scarier if you travel at night, because these nuances is then no wonder then an adventure tour company called Old River Plantation Adventure to provide package tours through the wetlands, both day and night. But be careful if you want to spend the night in the swamp. Because the crocodiles that live in them could be lurking.




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Senin, 29 Agustus 2011

Sonora Witchcraft Market


Sonora Witchcraft Market is a market in Mexico is not like the market generally. Because these markets can be regarded as the market wizards. This is where shamans and magicians provide services to predict and cast spells for luck, of course, by paying in advance.

Not just that alone. but in this market are also sold curiosities for luck, like the blood of poisonous snakes, birds, dry herbs from Astek tribe, until the statue of Buddha. Until the time the Presidential election were this place is very reliable, because in general was asked to cast a spell to free and fair elections.




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Truk Lagoon

Truk Lagoon is also known as Chuuk is a charming tourist attractions and thrilling at the same time for divers. This place is situated in the middle of the sea at 7 degrees north latitude, northern New Guinea. In this place there are shipwrecks rest of Japan's World War II. Like the shipwreck, when divers entered the vessel, will be found so many soldiers items such as gas masks, glasses, and clothing.

This area consists of 11 large islands (corresponding to 11 cities from Truk lagoon, a Toll, Udot, Fala-Beguets, Missal, and the EOT of Faichuk group, and Moen, Fefan, Dublon, Uman, Param, and Tsis from Namoneas group) and 46 are smaller in the lagoon, plus 41 on the fringing reef, and is known today as the islands of Chuuk, part of the American Federation of Micronesia in the Pacific Ocean.

And on April 12, 2011, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Program "Foreign Correspondent" filtered reports of Chuuk Lagoon likening the effects of major releases will come from the tens of thousands of tons of oil from Japanese warships rusted into coral reefs of the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska. The ship is classified as a Japanese war grave, which requires the involvement of Japanese government at the end of the clean-up.






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Mutter Museum

Mutter Museum is a medical museum located in the Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It contains a collection of medical oddities, anatomical and pathological specimens, wax models, and antique medical equipment. This museum is part of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.

Museum holds a large collection of body parts and human organs, the original! There are parts of the human head is preserved, there is the longest frame in North America, there were 2000 organ or body parts taken from a human throat. There are still display a human face made ​​of wax, which shows some kind of eye injuries. Mutter Museum famous for Skull Collection Hyrtl and other anatomical specimens including a wax model of a woman with horns growing out of his forehead along with a mold candles some conditions untreated head; highest frame currently on display in North America; intestinal nine-foot-long human containing more than 40 pounds of dirt which was originally derived from human action spectacle called the Balloon, and the body soap Lady, a corpse turns himself into a substance called soap adipocere better known as grave wax.





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Minggu, 28 Agustus 2011

Jakarta Tower

Jakarta Tower is a new tower under construction in Indonesia, precisely in the capital Jakarta, at New Bandar Kemayoran area. The tower has a height of about 558 meters and is planned to be completed in 2012. And when the tower was completed later, the tower will be entered into the ranks of tallest buildings in the world. That would defeat the height of the towers of the world high, such as:

    * Canadian National Tower (553 meters), Toronto, Canada
    * Ostankino Tower (540 meters), Moscow, Russia
    * Oriental Pearl Tower (468 meters), Shanghai, China, and
    * Petronas Twin Towers (452 ​​meters), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Jakarta Tower will be built in an area of ​​306,810 square meters. The building itself will be an area of ​​40,550 square meters with a height of 558 meters. Has three legs that will rise to a height of 500 meters. Each cylindrical feet, 13.2 meters in diameter. Two of them contain each of the three lifts with a speed of 7 meters per second. The third leg of eight special elevators for visitors. In this building there are 10 units of elevators / lifts. To further stabilize it, stuck with the foundation of the tower 80 meters in diameter to depths of 58 meters below ground.

And the following facilities that will complement those of the Jakarta Tower:

    * The parking lot area of ​​144,000 square meters
    * House podium as high as 17 floors.
    * Lift to reach the top of the tower
    * Restaurant rotating
    * Big Mal
    * Cafe
    * Amusement park
    * Museum of the history of Indonesia
    * Hotel
    * Multi-purpose room / conference that can accommodate ten thousand visitors
    * Space-office space of 8000 square meters
    * Center exhibition
    * Center for education and training
    * Multimedia center with radio and television broadcast transmitters
    * Center for trade and business
    * Sports Center



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Hand of Harmony

Hand of Harmony is a statue of a very interesting and remarkable. The statue is located on the beach Homigot in North Korea. Created in 1999, and made of bronze and granite. This statue is a symbol of "the struggle and the spirit of all the Koreans to pursue a better life".



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Monumento al Ahogado

Monumento al Ahogado a sculpture that is very captivating and terrifying. Ptung is shaped five-finger partially submerged in the sand. This place is situated in Parada 1 at Brava Beach in Punta del Este, Uruguay. This is the famous statue that has become a symbol for the Punta del Este since the completion in February 1982, and in turn has become one of Uruguay's most recognized landmarks.


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Sabtu, 27 Agustus 2011

Mano de Desierto

Mano de Desierto is a statue as high as 11 meters with a very unique shape, namely a very large hand-shaped. The statue is located in the Atacama Desert in Chile, 75 km to the south of the city of Antofagasta, on the Panamerican Highway.

The statue was built by Chilean sculptor Mario Irarrázabal at an altitude of 1,100 meters above sea level, with a combination of iron and cement. The statue was financed by the Corporacion Pro Antofagasta, a local booster organization, and was inaugurated on March 28, 1992.


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El Salvador - Travel Info

El Salvador is a country that is part of the Central American region, bordering Guatemala to the north and Honduras to the east. El Salvador is a Spanish word meaning Savior. The capital city of El Salvador is San Salvador where tourists arrive by air at the Comalapa International Airport and set off to explore the amazing adventures of El Salvador. It is a travel destination that offer everything for everyone. The tourism is developing fast in the last decade which is a reason more for travelers to visit this beautiful destination.



El Salvador is the smallest country with the highest dense population in Central America. It has a narrow coastline at its western part where it opens to the largest ocean in the world, the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador enjoys tropical climate characterized by two seasons: a dry, summer season from November to April and a wet season from May to October. El Salvador has a long interesting history including the mysterious Mayan grouping that used to dwell in the region during ancient times. Historians claim that El Salvador region was previously occupied by three civilized, Native American communities inclusive of the Mayans and the Pipil.



El Salvador is almost a complete mountainous region with a central plateau. It has more than three hundred rivers, the major one being the Rio Lempa River. The lakes in the country were formed through volcanic activity hence mountains surround them. There are forests and fresh, clean waterfalls surrounded by green vegetation.



The culture in El Salvador is admirable. It is known as the Mestizo culture where textile, paintings and ceramics act as the medium through which the taste of the culture of the people glows. Language spoken is the Central American Spanish but the Native Americans have still maintained their native languages such as the Mayan language. Cultural tours are available to enable tourists understand the culture, historical background and know the interesting legends of each Polynesian native community.



El Salvador has graceful attractions for tourists. This country never takes tourism for granted so it extends its efforts even to the historic marks of the country apart from the present beautiful features it has at present. Despite that it lacks connection to the popular Caribbean Sea, the waters of the Pacific create a bouncy serene with waves that are excellent for surfing. Sunzal, Cocal, San Bla and El Tunco are beach areas that tourists love to visit. The Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen Museum has lots that El Salvador has to offer. There are various supreme natural features to see such as the San Salvador Volcano and the Ilopango Lake.


El Salvador ha preserved historic sites namely: the National Palace and the Mayan ruins at San Andres, among others. The wildlife of El Salvador also plays an important role in tourism by presenting various species that can never be found in several parts of the world. It has several indigenous species of birds, plants and marine animals. 

El Salvador has first class hotels and restaurants. There are clubs that operate all night long. The dishes are rich in delicacy. Cultural dances are held occasionally in some hotels. The hospitality is acceptable and splendid!

El Salvador map

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Cook Island - Tourist Attractions

Cook Islands are a group of fifteen small islands lying almost solely in the south of the Pacific Ocean. The only close island to these islands is New Zealand, which the Cook Islands border to its north east side but quiet a distance crossing the prime meridian line to reach the Cook Islands. The Cook Islands appear to be too small if seen in a map and geographers say that the islands’ total land area is only two hundred and forty square kilometers. 



Cook Islands are territories of New Zealand. The islands are classifies into: The northern Cook Islands and the southern Cook Islands. The capital city of the Cook Islands, Avarua, is in the most populated and industrial island, Rarotonga Island. The Rarotonga International Airport is the only means by which tourists arrive at the territory.



Cook Islands are rich in heritage. The people inhabiting the islands as from the past centuries to date have retained a culture and history that was valuable to be passed on through centuries. As the history tells, Cook Islands were a habitat of the native Polynesian people from Haiti region in the sixth century. 



The islands were later named Cook Islands in honor of a British Captain James Cook who arrived at the islands during the late eighteenth century. Currently, the population of Cook Islands consists majorly of the Cook Islands Maori and minorities of mixed races. Languages spoken in the islands are English, Cook Islands Maori, Pukapukan or Rkahanga-Manihiki.



Cook Islands have lots to offer when it comes to tourism. There is a discovery tour to enable tourists understand and culture and surroundings of the islands. At the beach, there are various activities to enjoy. There is also snorkeling inside the ocean to observe the magnificent and unique marine species, but if you have fear of swimming in the ocean, take a ride in a clear, glass-bottomed boat around the Rarotonga lagoon and you will as well be able to view the abundant marine life within the ocean. Fish feeding is also a common activity at the beach.



There are certain beautiful features that are a must to be seen. The Aitutaki lagoon is the most stunning lagoon never seen in any other part of the world. The Aitutaki tour takes you farther into the villages and shopping centers of the island of Aitutaki. 



Accommodation in the Cook Islands is available to all visitors. However, the hotels, motels and lodges can only be found in Avarua the only highly populated region of Rarotonga Island, among all the other fourteen islands. The islands are accessible to the Rarotonga Island by the lagoon extending from the islands.



There are cultural tours to show the historical culture of the Polynesian people and their unique ways of survival including the brilliant traditional cooking methods. There are also cultural dances to entertain visitors in the islands. Check out the Avatiu Valley of wonders, the volcanic pinnacle and the former sacred sites of the Polynesian people. 

Cook Island map 
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