Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, stands as a prominent country nestled in the southern reaches of South America. Argentina’s territory spanning 2,780,400 square kilometers (1,073,500 square miles). It shares the majority of the Southern Cone with its western neighbor, Chile. It is also flanked by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay, and the vast expanse of the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, while the southern boundary is marked by Drake Passage.

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Iguazu Falls in Argentina

Iguazu Falls is located on the river of the same name, on the border of Brazil and Argentina. The name "Iguazu" translates as "big water". Iguazu is not called one of the Seven Wonders of the World for nothing: its width reache... read more

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Cueva de las Manos Cave

The name of the cave Cueva de las Manos means "Cave of the Hands" in Spanish, is located in the heart of Patagonia, in a small province of Argentina, Santa Cruz.

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Inca Bridge

The Inca Bridge is a natural bridge located on the Mendoza River. Its height is 1719 metres above sea level. It is located near the Argentine city of Mendoza. Scientists believe that the bridge may have been created from a sequence of rockfalls an... read more

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Talampaya National Park

Talampaya Park is a protected area with a total area of 2,150 square metres. In 1997, Talampaya was given the status of a national park and in 2000 UNESCO inscribed it as a World Heritage Site.

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Egypt

Khan Al-Khalili Market

Khan-Al-Khalili is a large market in the Muslim neighbourhood of Cairo, one of the city's striking landmarks. The square that Khan-Al-Khalili occupies was originally the site of the Saffron Tomb mausoleum, the burial place of the Fatimid caliphs. Emir Al-Khalili ordered the destruction of the Fatimid cemetery in 1382 in order to build a large caravanserai. At that time, this was the central... read more

Greece

Ancient Agora

In the heart of Athens, northwest of the Acropolis, lie the ruins of the Ancient Agora. During the period of ancient Greece (from about the beginning of the 6th century BC) it was the political, financial, administrative, cultural and religious ce... read more

Mali

Niono

The city of Niono is known as the "Venice of Mali" because of its system of canals and channels that criss-cross the entire city, and the local brick mosque is almost as famous as the famed Djenné Mosque.