5 unusual places to visit around the world

Posted by admin 4 May, 2007

1. Cango Caves
One of the most spectacular nature creation is situated under Swartberg mountains in South Africa : a dark world formed from limestone quarry. The limestone develop as lime water drips from the stones and evaporates. The caves contain spectacular halls (Van Zyl’s hall ,Botha’s Hall, Rainbow Hall, Bridal Hall, Fairyland chamber and Drum Room) and grand limestone formations (on both tours) as well as some rather small passages on the Adventure Tour.

2. Ritten Earth Pyramids Italy
If you ever visit Italy and perchance you reach South Tyrol region you most see The Earth Pyramids. The Pyramids are formed by moraine clays left by the glaciers of the last ice age. Stones lying on top of the material protect it from becoming soaked and being washed away so that in this way the pyramidal forms are created. The higher the cliff and the higher up a suitable stone is found, the taller the resulting pyramid is.

3. Wallaman Fall
Wallaman Falls is the highest sheer-drop waterfall in Australia (dropping from a height of 305 metres) it’s part of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. The National Park that includes Wallaman fall has 124,000ha and here you can find a large variety of plants and animals (in thw wet season, (November-March) ).

4. The Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon deep valley between cliffs carved by the Colorado River over several million years, in the U.S. state of Arizona. Grand Canyon National Park is one of the great tourist attractions in the United States and world’s premier natural attractions, attracting about 5 million visitors per year.

5. Iguazu Falls
Iguazu Falls are waterfalls of the Iguazu River located on the border of the Brazilian state of Paraná and the Argentine province of Misiones.
The name Iguazu simply means “great waters” in the local Indian language.The falls resemble an elongated horseshoe that extends for 1.7 miles (2.7 km)—nearly three times wider than Niagara Falls in North America and significantly greater than the width of Victoria Falls in Africa.

The individual waterfalls may range from 20 to 300 depending on the water volume. There are 19 large waterfalls, 3 of them on the Brazilian side (Floriano, Deodoro and Benjamin Constant) and the rest of them are on the Argentinean side. The position of the waterfalls, most of them on the Argentinean side and facing Brazil, provide a better view to those admiring the scenery from the Brazilian side.


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