Chan Chan, the largest pre-Columbian city in South America, was the capital of the Chimú Kingdom, the ancient civilization that came after the Mochas and which lasted until 1470, when it was conquered by the Inca Empire.
Blyde River Canyon, in the eastern part of South Africa, thanks to its length of 50 kilometers (~31 miles), its depth of 750 meters (~2460 feet) and its surface of 260 square kilometers (~100 square miles) is the third largest canyon in the world, behind the Grand Canyon in the USA and the Fish Eagle Canyon in Namibia.
Sighișoara is a small medieval town of Transylvania. Founded by Saxons in the 12th century, it entered the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1999.
It is one of the most romantic cities in Romania, with its intact ancient walls strengthened by many towers and bastions.
The historical colonial city of Havana is the monumental capital of Cuba, a World Heritage Site since 1982, which is full of churches and historical monuments. Walking through its streets trapped in time is an experience that is more enjoyable on foot than any other transportation. Tough getting aroung on…
About 10 kilometres (~6 miles) south-east of Krakow, a small town hides an unbelievable treasure. This town is Wieliczka, and the treasure is its Salt Mine, where salt has been extracted since the 13th century up until 2007, which made it one of the world’s oldest salt mines in operation.…
240 kilometers east of the coasts of Somalia, and 380 kilometers south of the Arabian Peninsula lies a small archipelago. Socotra (also spelled Soqotra), its largest island, is vastly uncontaminated thanks to the fact that it has been opened to tourism only recently. Being very isolated, Socotra has a…