One of the most attractive and organized cities in Brazil, Curitiba is also a world-wide model in urbanism solutions, education and environment. The population of Curitiba numbers around 1.7 million inhabitants (7th largest nationwide) and the latest GDP figures for the city surpass US$18 billion (ranking 4th nationwide) according to IBGE.

Curitiba was established in the 17th century as a gold-mining camp, became the center of the State of Paraná in 1854 and grew quickly after 1940. Its 1.6 million inhabitants are a synthesis of numerous cultures of émigrés that arrived in the city during the 19th century and early 20th century.

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Peru is located in the central and western South America, has an area of 1’285, 215 km2 and a population of 26 million inhabitants.
Several Peruvian and international airlines have regular flights to Peru. The main point of arrival is the Jorge Chavez International Airport, the city of Lima, capital of Peru. (más…)

Wonderful Lago Titicaca is, at an elevation of 3856 metres, Highest Navigable Lake in the World. The lake is so immense that it looks to be an interior sea. It is located in the southern Andes region, also identified Altiplano. This turquoise blue lake used to be the mainly sacred water in the Inca Empire. With a surface area of over 8000 sq. km (3100 sq. miles) it is South America’s biggest lake. In the south, Lake Titicaca creates a normal frontier with Bolivia.

According to the legend, this lake gave origin to the Inca civilisation. Before the Inca, the lake and its islands were sacred for the Aymará Indians, whose civilisation was centred at Tiahuanaco, now a complex of ruins on the Bolivian side of Titicaca but once an admired temple site with sophisticated irrigation techniques.

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Cradle of Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral, astronomical observatories sector and producer of the best pisco alcoholic beverage typically are some of the peculiarities of the Elqui Valley. Inside it shows the different contrasts: blue skies, clean air, vast prairies and papayas grown vine between high mountains and deserts. It is an unforgettable destination if he is on holiday in La Serena, or if you want peace of mind. Elqui Valley delivers peace, relaxation, entertainment and an irresistible attraction for people to know each of its interior with its churches, vineyards, plazas, adobe houses, crafts and customs of the locals. It is ideal if you want to move away from the city noise, since only hear the wind blow through the trees while walking through the area. (más…)

Visit the most fascinating places to see in Seville, the city is actually worth a visit. The weather is frequently warm and sunny and the city itself is amazing.

Seville is more than thousand years old. The way of the diverse people instrumental in its growth has left the city with a different personality, and a large and well-preserved historical centre.

The city was recognized from Roman times as Hispalis. The nearby Roman city of Italica is well-preserved and shows an impact of how Hispalis may have looked in the later Roman period. Existing Roman features in Seville contain the remnants of an aqueduct.

After consecutive conquests of the Roman province of Hispania Baetica by the Vandals and Visigoths, in the 5th and 6th centuries, the city was taken by the Moors in 712 and became an essential centre in Muslim Andalusia. It remained under Muslim control, under the power of the Umayyad, Almoravid and Almohad dynasties, until falling to Fernando III in 1248. The city preserves many Moorish features, including large sections of the city wall.

The recently-opened Hotel L’Àgora in Bocairent is designed to be a quality tourism offer in the interior of Valencia province and the district of Vall d’Albaida. The hotel is located in a building with considerable historic background, Modernist in style and one of a number of stately homes in the town.

The hotel offers visitors a luxurious, peaceful atmosphere and has just eight rooms, divided into double and matrimonial, which are also decorated according to themes. Double rooms are decorated with colonial furniture and connect from the inside with the matrimonial room through double doors, forming accommodation for families to use. (más…)

Transportation System in Spain is well developed. Spain Transportation comprises of a good network of air, road and railways which connects every place in Spain. The public transport system in Spain is very much frequent and efficient in Spain.

The railway system is an efficient and frequent part of the Spain Transportation, operated by the state. The state owns a rail company which is called Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Espanoles, and is popularly known as RENFE . The services and fares vary with the distance and the mode of transport chosen. There are faster railways and slower railways. The railway system of Spain is considered to be the best in whole of Europe. RENFE service is easily available in the major cities of Spain, whereas the smaller towns are served by a network of private railways. The railway network operating in the smaller towns are known as FFCC . The short distance local trains that runs through the cities in Spain are called Tranvia , more popular as Tram, which is again a part of the transportation system of Spain. (más…)