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legend of cerro mavicure

Mavicure: The Hills That Weep When It Rains

arequipa-volcanoes

Arequipa, the City Its Own Volcanoes Built

Polar bear resting on the snow in the remote and arctic archipelago of Svalbard.

Svalbard: 10 Surprising Facts About the Last Human Outpost Before the North Pole

Red staircase and carved wooden bookshelves inside the historic Lello Bookstore in Porto.

The Secret of Lello e Irmão in Porto, the Most Beautiful Bookstore in the World

Aerial view of forested mountains framing a calm bay with a small rocky islet and shallow reef waters, New Guinea coastline

More Than 1,000 Languages on a Single Island: The Linguistic Enigma of New Guinea

Chongqing by day is impressive, but at night it shines in all its glory. Photo by Unsplash.

Chongqing, China’s ‘8D’ City Where Trains Cut Through Buildings and Maps Give Up

mdina

Malta’s “Silent City”: Why Mdina Emptied Five Centuries Ago and Never Recovered

The majestic Japanese pagoda next to the Nachi waterfall along the Kumano Kodo, a sacred landscape on the Kii Peninsula.

Kumano Kodo: Japan’s Secret Pilgrimage Route Through 186 Miles of Sacred Forest

Hoh Rainforest

Hoh Rainforest: The Forest Where Silence Has a Sound

california-coastal-trail

1,200 Miles of California Coastline on Foot: A Guide to the California Coastal Trail

The level of detail in the elements of the Kailasa Temple continues to baffle archaeologists and historians. Photo from Wikimedia Commons.

The Kailasa Temple: The Upside-Down Shrine That Outlasted an Army