The  National  Park  Archipelago of  Los Roques is located 100 miles north of Caracas, Venezuela.  With an extension of 225.000 hectares it is the biggest marine park of the Caribbean.  In the middle of a beautiful crystal sea with amazing colors, there are about 50 islands with virgin white beaches and marvelous coral reefs.
For its beauty and ecological importance it was declared national park in 1972.
The archipelago has more than 50 islands. The most important, El Gran Roque (The great rock) is the only one populated and is where the …

The capital of Venezuela, Caracas is one of the most modern and cosmopolitan of Latin American cities. In a valley that was once green and peaceful, Caracas has spread to almost all the valley’s habitable areas.
Caracas is seven miles (11 kilometers) inland from the Caribbean Sea. The Cordillera del Litoral mountain range protects the city on the north, and toward the south are the hills of the Serania del Interior range. The city sits on a series of hills and lowlands with an area of 30 square miles (78 square …

In September of 2000 I visited the pyramids of Giza near Cairo.
This is me at the Pyramids at the Giza plateau

Kefren pyramid

Inside of Menkaure pyramid.

The desert next to the pyramid. (Cairo in the background)

Menkaure pyramid.

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Although Rio de Janeiro (River of January) was founded more than 400 years ago, it’s in every respect a modern city. It covers an area of almost 470 square miles and is one of the fastest growing and most crowded cities in Brazil. Its population of over ten million inhabitants – six million in the city itself and four million in the surrounding areas – makes Rio the second largest city in Brazil. Rio de Janeiro’s population density is one of the highest in the world.
Rio de Janeiro has a …