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Thursday, January 30, 2014

Wonderful things in Yosemite National Park

Yosemite National Park

Is a United States National Park spanning eastern portions of Tuolumne, Mariposa, and Madera counties in the central  eastern portion of the U.S state of California. The park, which is managed by the National Park Service, covers an area of 761.268 acres (3.080.74 km²) and reaches  across the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain chain.

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The view of Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View in Yosemite National Park
Designated a World Heritage Site in 1984, Yosemite is internationally recognized for its spectacular granite cliffs, waterfalls, clear streams, Giant Sequoia groves, and biological diversity. Almost 95% of the park is designated wilderness. Yosemite was central to the development of the national park idea. First Galen Clark and others lobbied to protect Yosemite Valley from development, ultimately leading to President Abraham Lincoln´s signing the Yosemite Grant in 1864. Later, John Muir led a successful movement to establish a larger national park encompassing not just the valley, but surrounding montains and forest as well-paving the way for the United States national park system.


Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Knowing the Mayan Culture in Panajachel, Sololá.

Panajachel, Sololá, Guatemala.

Its complete name is San Francisco Panajachel, is a PreColumbian village of origin Cakchiquel, located on one side of river of the same name and on the shores of Lake Atitlan, was the scene of the final battle between Spaniards and their allies the Cakchiquel against Tzujiles and seat Franciscan missionaries who founded a convent.
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Dawning on Panajachel
Currently, the town is situated amidst coffee plantations, gardens and vegetable plots. It is the most important center of the area, which is why most concentrated hotels, restaurants, nightclubs, entertainment and shopping center. It is ideal for craft shopping.
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Typical sales, Santander street
West of Panajachel, in the Valley of San Buenaventura, historical place of the lake, is a nature reserve of 120 hectares and a butterfly. The forest has several walking trails and an organic coffee plantation.

Monday, January 27, 2014

Xcaret, a paradise in the Riviera Maya

Xcaret

Formely Pole, was an important Mayan population settlement before the arrival of the Spanish conquerors in the sixteenth century. currently is an ecological theme park located in the Rivieran Maya, 5km (3.11mi) south of "Playa del Carmen and 120.7km (75mi) south of Cancun, in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. For the Maya cicilization this was an important port and commercial center and in which archaeological remains can still be seen.
Xcaret-Mayan Riviera-Playa del Carmen-Cancun

Is a privately owned and operated theme park, resort and self-described ecoturism development. It is named after the nearby archaeological site Xcaret, a settlement constructed by the pre-Columbian Maya some of whose structures lie within the boundaries of the park´s 81 hectares (200 acres) of land holdings.