2077, 2464 CAMEROON - Bamileke people
2077 A Bamileke dancer with an elephant maskPosted on28.11.2015, 16.04.2016Dominant in Cameroon's West and Northwest Regions, the Bamileke are part of the Semi-Bantu (or Grassfields Bantu) ethnic...
View Article2465 FRANCE (Saint Martin) - Baie de l'Embouchure
Located on the northern French part of the island of Saint Martin, at south of Orient Beach, Baie de l'Embouchure, also known as Coconut Grove or Le Galion, is one of the calmest beaches on the island...
View Article2466 ROMANIA (Constanţa) - 2 Mai
2 Mai (May 2) is a village on the shore of the Black Sea, approximately 50 km south of Constanţa, between Mangalia and Vama Veche. The village was founded by Mihail Kogălniceanu in 1887 under the name...
View Article2467 UNITED STATES (California) - Alcatraz Island
Located in the San Francisco Bay, 2.0km offshore from San Francisco, Alcatraz Island is a small island which was developed with facilities for a lighthouse, a military fortification, a military prison...
View Article2468 MALTA - Knights of Malta
Considered the most important of all the Roman Catholicmilitary orders, both for the extent of its area and for its duration, The Order of the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem (Latin: Ordo Fratrum...
View Article1669, 2469 ROMANIA (Constanţa) - Costineşti
2469 CostineştiPosted on 15.06.2015, 17.04.2016Located on the shore of the Black Sea, about 30km south of Constanţa, Costineşti is a resort mostly frequented by youngsters. The settlement overlaps on...
View Article2470 GUINEA - Achiote (Bixa orellana)
Achiote (Bixa orellana) is a shrub originating from the tropical region of the Americas, but it has spread to many parts of the world. It is grown easily and quickly in frost-free regions, from...
View Article2471 UNITED STATES (New York) - The Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Springwood estate in Hyde Park was the birthplace, lifelong home, and burial place of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States. The estate was originally part of a land...
View Article2472 ITALY (Sicily) - The feast of Santa Rosalia in Palermo
Saint Rosalia (1130-1166), also called La Santuzza (The Little Saint), and in local dialect as Rusalia, is the patron saint of Palermo, and hers celebration, called the festino, is still held each year...
View Article2473 SINGAPORE - Vanda 'Miss Joaquim', Singapore's national flower
Vanda 'Miss Joaquim', also known as the Singapore Orchid and the Princess Aloha Orchid, is Singapore's national flower. For its resilence and year round blooming quality, it was chosen on 15 April 1981...
View Article2474 SENEGAL - Saly Portudal
Located on the Petite Côte of Senegal, south of Dakar, on a sandy beach lined with coconut palm trees, Saly Portudal is in nowadays the top tourist destination in all of West Africa. It was originally...
View Article1690, 1793, 2475 ROMANIA (Constanţa) - Eforie
1690 Eforie Sud beachPosted on 24.06.2015, 30.07.2015, 20.04.2016Eforie is a town and a holiday resort on the Black Sea shore, located at about 14km south of Constanţa. It was founded by the...
View Article2476 UNITED STATES (California) - Pirate Cove in Shoreline Village, Long Beach
Located in Long Beach, within walking distance of the Aquarium of the Pacific, across the harbor from the Queen Mary, Shoreline Village is a waterfront shopping, dining and entertainment center that...
View Article2313, 2477 FRANCE (Brittany) - The Breton coast
2313 The Breton coastPosted on 20.02.2016, 20.04.2016Brittany is the largest French peninsula, bordered to the north by the English Channel, to the south by the Bay of Biscay and the waters located...
View Article2479 FRANCE (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) - The church Sainte-Croix-Notre-Dame in...
In 1059, the powerful order of Cluny decided to build a priory in Seyr, an island in the Loire. The priory became the heart around which the town La Charité-sur-Loire developed. The place was an easy...
View Article2480 UNITED STATES (California) - Redondo Beach
Located in the South Bay region of the greater Los Angeles area, Redondo Beach is one of the three Beach Cities which lie on the south end of the Santa Monica Bay west and south of downtown Los...
View Article2481 UNITED STATES (Colorado) - Georgetown Loop Railroad's steam locomotive...
The Colorado Railroad Museum is located at a point where Clear Creek flows between North and South Table Mountains in Golden, Colorado. It was established in 1959 to preserve a record of Colorado's...
View Article1683, 2482, 2483 ROMANIA (Bihor) - Oradea
1683 Oradea in 2010's: 1. Holy Cross Monastery 2. The City Hall 3. The Theatre 4. Black Eagle Palace 5. Astoria.Posted on 20.06.2015, 23.04.2016Located in an area of transition from relief hills to the...
View Article1558, 2484 NETHERLANDS (Aruba) - Cunucu traditional houses
1558 A Cunuc traditional house in Aruba (1)Posted on 02.05.2015, 23.04.2016In Papiamento (the language derived from African and Portuguese languages, with some other influences, which is the most...
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