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.

Argentina

Lake San Martin

Lake San Martin is located in the Argentine state of Santa Cruz. It is is one of the 10 largest lakes on the planet and is the deepest on the South American continent. The lake is located on the border of Argentina and Chile. Their unit in Argenti... read more

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Casa Rosada

Casa Rosada is the official residence of the President of Argentina. It is located in the centre of Buenos Aires in the Plaza de Mayo. Casa Rosada is considered the workplace of the country's leader. The name means "pink house" in Sp... read more

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Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Trinity

The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity is the only Orthodox church in Buenos Aires. By the end of the 19th century, the city was home to a large number of Orthodox Arabs, Romanians, Greeks and Slavs, who appealed to the Russian Emperor Alexander the Th... read more

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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

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Israel

Church of the Visitation

The Catholic Church of the Visitation in the Jerusalem suburb of Ein Karem is named after one of the most beautiful Gospel episodes - Mary's visit to Elizabeth.

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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

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