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Argentina “Roads height”

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

Cabildo de Salta por drcak07.

From Salta to Santa Cruz, drain the Andes Mountains and its foothills many winding roads that border the “high” beauty: the Quebrada de las Conchas Salta, Route 7 to the Christ Redeemer in Mendoza, the water crossing to Chile Black in San Juan, the route to the viewpoint of Cochuna in Tucuman and Camino of Monte Zeballos in Santa Cruz.

From the height, the edge of a cornice road, it captures the true dimension of the vastness of a landscape. The notion of space is lost as it enlarges the visual horizon, and getting it back soon when more than 1000 meters below is a small black dot moving on four wheels in slow motion through the route. (more…)

Kayaking and Trekking in Lake Puelo

Friday, March 12th, 2010

Lago Puelo por The.Man.Who.

Puelo Lake is an idyllic Andean village surrounded by rivers and streams that flow down from the mountains and flow into a clear lake. In addition to enjoying the scenery, kayak excursions and walks around to the top of a hill where the Huemul.

Located in the northwest province of Chubut, almost at the edge of Black River to the north and Chile to the west, the village of Lake Puelo and surrounding areas contain some of Patagonia’s most natural and best preserved while the country. (more…)

All the magic of tourism in the south of Mendoza

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

If variety is the spice, what better than a tour of the southern Mendoza. With an unparalleled range of attractions, which combine mountains, valleys, sun and water, the extreme south of the province of Mendoza is offered as an alternative both for those who captures the adventure and for the quiet walker who loves landscapes, sunrises and the sunsets that placid sleep beautifully in the Andes.

Three cities and a cluster of small villages, hamlets or places dreamed up the virtuous triangle passing through this corner of southern Manitoba: San Rafael, Malargue and General Alvear. (more…)

Sedona and Big red mountains

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Courthouse Butte Rock , Sedona, Arizona por moonjazz.

Bell Rock in Sedona’s scenic route in Arizona. On our way through this area, also tour the Oak Creek Canyon from the north on Highway 89A, which lead to the city of Sedona, there is another route where we can see two of the great red mountains that have brought fame to this region.

These mountains, which are possibly the most charismatic of the Sedona area, there are other places such as Cathedral Rock and Bell Rock. To access it, we take the scenic route known as Red Rock Scenic Byway. (more…)

Pilgrims are arriving in Santiago - Xacobeo 2010

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

Xacobeo 2010 Camino de Santiago

Xacobeo 2010 Camino de Santiago of Galicia

The Holy Year is about to start again is a wonderful opportunity to rediscover Galicia but also other communities which term commences some of the many paths to Santiago being busy for a thousand years. It’s also time for the encounter with oneself, regardless of religious motivations that may have, to discover nature, culture and gastronomy.

In just a few days start Compostela Holy Year 2010, the second of this century and last until held again in 2021. Again, as for centuries, this event will meet again in one of the most beautiful cities in Europe to pilgrims and travelers, but also, as from the early Middle Ages, will convene students, artists, rogues, merchants, nobles and commoners. (more…)

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