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Rainbows Emerging from Inside the Iguazu Falls
Rainbow waterfalls are not even an especially rare phenomenon, but by golly are they a spectacular one. As if waterfalls were not extravagant enough, nature goes and really lays on a feast for the eyes by throwing a rainbow in for free. Glad we’re not picking up the tab for this one, particularly when the falls in focus aren't just any falls; they're the Iguazu Falls, to many the most amazing on earth.
Continue reading...10 Beautiful Yet Deadly Mega Metropolises
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Any city with a few million inhabitants is bound to have problems: population, pollution, transportation, water quality, sanitation, crime, natural disasters – you name it. A mega metropolis with a population of 10 or even 20 million will have massive ones especially if it is disadvantaged due to geographic location. Let’s take a look at ten of these mega metros around the world and see what’s bothering them most.
Continue reading...Oil Spill Threatens Argentine Capital
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Image via Wikipedia An oil spill 20 kilometers long is heading towards Buenos Aires and may have greater catastrophic effects if it reaches land.
Continue reading...World Record: Uruguayan Army Grills 12 Tons of Beef
Monday, April 14, 2008
Nearly 20,000 spectators were on hand to watch 1,250 volunteers grill twelve metric tons of beef in Montevideo Sunday. Moo. Image from brianbutko on Flickr Using a grill that was reportedly 1.5 km long, Uruguay set a new world record for “world’s biggest barbecue” while raising awareness of [...]
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Saturday, July 25, 2009
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