Santa Catalina Island

Joinville

Joinville, founded in 1851 in Santa Catarina, Brazil, known as The City of Flowers, with a population of about 500 thousand inhabitants and the 13th highest HDI (human development index) of the country, the highest of the state. Source: Wikipedia (Portuguese)

Liguria

La Liguria è una regione italiana di 1.609.552 abitanti (dati ISTAT al 31-10-2007) situata nel Nord-Ovest della penisola e avente come capoluogo la città di Genova. Confina a sud con il Mar Ligure, a ovest con la Francia (regione Provenza-Alpi-Costa Azzurra), a nord con il Piemonte e con l'Emilia-Romagna, a est con ...

Parma

L’immagine che si ha di Parma percorrendo le strade di questa piccola capitale dell’antico ducato di Parma e Piacenza,è quella di un centro attivo e culturalmente vivace che conserva la dignità di un passato ancora vivo e presente nel tessuto urbano,reso particolare dal passaggio del torrente Parma,che biforcandosi ...

Isfahan

History and OverviewIsfahan is located in central Iran, equidistant from the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea. It sits on both the east-west and north-south trade routes which traverse the country.Isfahan has artifacts dating back to the Paleolithic period, and written history going back to ancient Aspandana. At one...

Schokland

Schokland is a former island in the Dutch Zuiderzee. Schokland lost its status as an island when the Noordoostpolder was reclaimed from the sea in 1942. The remains are still visible as a slightly elevated part in the polder and by the still partly intact retaining wall of the waterfront of 'Middelbuurt'. As a resul...

Cappadocia

Cappadocia is a part of central Turkey. Eruptions of several volcanoes (e.g. Erciyes Dag, Hasan Dag) had covered the area with tuff. Erosion dug valleys and created an uncountable number of different shaped rocks. The tuff's ability to store water made the valleys much more fertile than the higher surroundings. Afte...