South America

The Lake Chagan Filled with Radioactive Water

During the heydays of the Cold War, the Soviets started blowing up nukes all over northeastern Kazakhstan. The main purpose is to examine the possibility of using nuclear power...

Saw-billed Hermit: Nature’s Most Mysterious Hummingbird!

Family: The saw-billed hermit (Ramphodon naevius) is a large, robust hermit placed in the subfamily Phaethornithinae. Description: This hummingbird...

New Bird Cryptic Treehunter Discovered in Brazil

Brazilian ornithologists Dr. Juan Mazar Barnett & Dr. Dante Buzzetti of the Center for Ornithological Studies in São...

Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae)

Family: Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae) belongs to the family Recurvirostridae. Habitat: Red-necked Avocets have an upturned bill, similar to...

The Wedge-tailed hillstar (Oreotrochilus adela)

Description: The Trochilidae has many beautiful species of hummingbirds. The Wedge-tailed hillstar (Oreotrochilus adela) is one of them. It...

The Mystery of Puma Punku

Puma Punku refers to the title given to the temple complex that is located close to Tiwanaku in Bolivia. It is part of an...

The Rock of Guatape or The Stone of El Peñol

The Rock of Guatape is an iconic landmark in Inselberg, also known as “The Stone of El Peñol” located on the border of two...

Mexico Cenote Ik Kil in Tinúm Municipality, Yucatán

Mexico Cenote Ik Kil is a cenote located outside of Pisté in Tinúm Municipality, Yucatán. A part of the Ik Kil Archaeological Park near...

Brazil High Rise Vertical Cemetery

Do you know, there is the only city in the world with a 32-story Vertical Cemetery, what is the real story behind this unique...

The Petrified Waterfalls of Hierve el Agua

One of the most eye-catching natural attractions in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca, Hierve el Agua provides an unusual and off-the-beaten-path travel experience. It’s...

Hanging Glacier – Biggest Attraction in the Queulat National Park, Chile

Ventisquero Colgante, or the Hanging Glacier can be found in the Queulat National Park, in Chile. It is the biggest attraction of Queulat National...

Chile’s World’s Largest Swimming Pool is an Engineering Miracle

Chile has some unique attractions to cater the tourists from all over the world. They are presenting the world’s largest swimming pool to attract...

Rainbow Mountains – Wonderful Geological Feature

One of the most wonderful geologic features in the world is the Ausangate Mountain of the Peruvian Andes. The mountain is striped with colors...

The Shiprock New Mexico

Shiprock New Mexico or “The Winged Rock” is a monadnock rising approximately 1,583 feet above the high-desert plain of the Navajo Nation in San...

Genipabu Beach – A Lagoon and Dunes Complex

An environmental protection area and a dunes complex are part of Genipabu Beach, which is located close to Natal. This is one of the...