Detail InformationEdit Kaminaljuyu (pronounced kaminalχuʲu) is a Pre-Columbian site of the Maya civilization that was primarily occupied from 1500 BC to AD 1200. Kaminaljuyu has been described as one of the greatest of all archaeological sites in the New World by Michael Coe,although its remains today – a few mounds only – are far less […]
Niseko is a town located in Abuta District, Shiribeshi, Hokkaid, Japan. To the Japanese people, Niseko principally refers to a mountain range and a municipal area. However, overseas the name has come to refer to a wider area of ski resorts encompassing Hokkaido’s Mount Ytei, often referred to as the “Mt. Fuji of Hokkaido”, and […]
Kutchan is a town located in Abuta District, Shiribeshi, Hokkaid, Japan. Kutchan lies slightly north of the volcano Mount Ytei, and is approximately 50 kilometers west of Sapporo. The subprefecture government offices are located in this town, making it the capital of the subprefecture. As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 15,369 […]
Kulusuk is the gateway to East Greenland and the little settlement is an excellent introduction to settlement life in the Ammassalik region. Kulusuk is situated on a small rocky island between jagged mountains and extensive fjords, and is almost always surrounded by icebergs and a glittering ice sea. Although tourism and the service industry are […]
Maniitsoq lies at the mouth of a fjord World, where Alpine peaks rise two kilometres straight out of the sea and there is an abundance of bird colonies, flanked by enormous glaciers. This is home to some of the harshest landscape on the west coast. Maniitsoq is a medium sized Greenlandic town, dotted with steps […]
Kōriyama (郡山市 Kōriyama-shi?) is a city in the center of the Nakadōri region of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of May 2011, the city has an estimated population of 336,328 and a population density of 440 persons per km². The total area is 757 km². The city was founded on September 1, 1924. It is now […]
Djupavogshreppur is the southern most district of the east. Alftafjordur and Hamarsfjordur are lagoons, rich in birdlife where as Berufjordur is a long and narrow fjord. The pyramid-shaped Bulandstindur at 1069 m, dominates the landscape, and according to legend it can make wishes come true during the summer solstice. Djupivogur is a charming village with […]
Detail InformationEdit Selatangar was a big fishing outfit between Grindavik and Krysuvik, which was abolished after 1880. Extended ruins of the abodes and other houses are still very prominent in the landscape. They have been declared inviolate. During the latter part of the 19th century ghosts started haunting the settlement. Driftwood was in abundance at […]
Sumedang is a town in West Java, Indonesia, approximately 35 km northeast of Bandung. The town is just south of the volcanic Mount Tampomas, which is 1,684 m (5,525 ft) high and is usually climbed from the subdistrict of Cimalaka, 7 km from Sumedang. Sumedang’s museum, Prabu Geusan Ulun, houses a collection of traditional Sundanese […]
Detail InformationEdit Candi Asu is part of the Sengi complex built in the 8th and 9th centuries. It is a Hindu temple lying between Central Java and Yogyakarta. It is nestled in between Mount Merapi and Mount Merbabu volcanoes and nearby the road from Mungid to Boyolali. An external wall is formed as the base […]