Environmental Graffiti

The Pozas of Cuatro Ciénegas: A Turquoise Oasis in the Chihuahuan Desert

Lush landscape, water in idyllic shades of green, turquoise and blue, and an array of animal and plant species found nowhere else on earth combine to make the Cuatro Ciénegas valley a marvel of natural beauty. Set against a rugged mountain backdrop, this unique oasis in the Chihuahuan Desert is also exceptional due to the colonies of algae that inhabit its pools, associated as they are with the origins of life on our blue planet.

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Geography Guide on About.com

If you can’t quite get enough of lava flows, images of Earth from space and weird and wonderful factoids about this awesome planet of ours, then check out the Geography section over at About. Written and managed by Matt Rosenberg, a professional, published geographer who has been the guide on About for over a decade, the collection of articles and images compiled is phenomenal.

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