South America

Red-bellied Pitta – A Vibrant Colorful Bird

The brightly colored Red-bellied Pitta (Pitta erythrogaster) breeds from October to December or January in the rainforest of the Cape York Peninsula and then migrates to southern Papua New...

Rufous Scrubbird (Atrichornis rufescens)

The Rufous Scrubbird (Atrichornis rufescens) lives only in Australia, making it a very distinctive species of bird. Under...

White-tailed Black-Cockatoo

White-tailed Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus latirostris) is a large, seemingly slow-flying cockatoo that was recognized and described only recently, and...

Macleay’s Honeyeater – The Magic of Wildlife Exploration

Habitat: Compared with other honeyeaters, Macleay's Honeyeater (Xanthotis macleayanus) is a quiet and unobtrusive bird. They live singly...

Licancabur – A Highly Symmetrical Stratovolcano

Licancabur is a highly symmetrical stratovolcano on the southernmost part of the border between Chile and Bolivia. But...

Mount Roraima: The Oldest Geological Formations on Earth

Mount Roraima is also known as "Tepuy Roraima" and "Cerro Roraima.". This mountain is the highest of South America's Pakaraima chain of Tepui plateaus....

Halemaumau Crater Kilauea in Hawaii

Halemaumau Crater (Halemaʻumaʻu Crater) is a pit crater located close to the caldera of Kīlauea in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The approximately circular crater...

Qenko – An Archaeological Site in the Sacred Valley of Peru

Qenko, or Kenko, is an archaeological site in the Sacred Valley of Peru. The site is located in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Cusco...

Mysterious Stone Structure of Amazon Rainforest

Mysterious Stone Structure of Amazon Rainforest: Researchers have found hundreds of mysterious structures built into the earth more than two thousand years ago. The...

The Historical Natural Bridge of Virginia

Natural Bridge of Virginia has been designated as a Virginia Historic Landmark and a National Historical Landmark, located in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley at...

The Mystical Marble Caves of Patagonia, Chile

South American Patagonia is one of the most magical places in the world, and it's marked by its melodramatic landscapes. The Marble Caves of...

Enchanted Mesa – A Breathtaking Sandstone Butte in New Mexico

Enchanted Mesa or Mesa Encantada is a sandstone butte in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States, about 2.5 miles northeast of the pueblo of...

The Facts of Amazon River Dolphins

The Amazon is classified as a “whitewater” river, i.e., it is turbid, yellowish-brown, and very limited in transparency because of the large load of...

Rodovia Dos Imigrantes – Busiest Highway in Brazil

The busiest highway in Brazil Rodovia Dos Imigrantes is a highway in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The beautiful highway connects the city...

Alpamayo Mountain – Most Conspicuous Peaks in Peru

Alpamayo Mountain is one of the most conspicuous peaks in the Cordillera Blanca of the Peruvian Andes. and it is named after the river...