Venezuela

Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country situated on the northern coast of South America. It encompasses both a continental landmass and numerous islands and islets scattered throughout the Caribbean Sea. Venezuela covers an area of 916,445 square kilometers (353,841 square miles). Its continental territory is bordered with the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Colombia to the west, Brazil to the south, Trinidad and Tobago to the northeast, and Guyana to the east.

Venezuela

Mount Roraima

Mount Roraima is located on the Guiana Plateau. This plateau is sometimes is sometimes called "tepui country." In its territory there are not only tepuis, vast plateaus, the result of erosion, but also waterfalls, sinkholes and giant cav... read more

Venezuela

Canaima National Park

Canaima National Park is located in the territory of Grand Sabana. This is is the name given to the numerous uplands in the Caroni River basin. Due to soil erosion, round canyons ("simas") with flat bottoms and vertical walls, up to 350... read more

Venezuela

Angel Falls

Angel Falls is the highest free-falling waterfall in the world. It is located in the Guyana Mountains of Venezuela on the Carrao River, which is one of the tributaries of the Orinoco. The name of the waterfall translates to "Angel" from... read more

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.