Although not accessible by road, it is Peru's most important commerical center in the east. It is on the Amazon which is wide enough to allow freighters at their busy port. The 1880's saw the rubber boom and recently oil has been the boom.
An Eastern city of Turkey, known in ancient times as Amida, spreads across a basalt plateau close to the banks of the Dicle River. The black basalt triple walls which encircle the old town give the city a rather ominous appearance.
This beautiful holy city is a spiritual lightning rod and sacred to Jews, Muslims and Christians all over the world. Although Jerusalem is known primarily for its religious history, the city is also home to many artistic and cultural venues.
This is your passage into the sacred "Garden Isle," where the sweet smell of the mokihana berry permeates the air and the lush green landscapes intoxicate your senses. Visit Waimea Canyon and witness the union of water, sunshine, clouds and canyon walls as they create the most colorful rainbows imaginable.
Over a hilltop flattened into a plateau, Monte Albán, the oldest city in mesoamerica, raise it's sacred architecture; holy harmony that eludes elementary symmetry and gives birth to amazing combination of masse and spaces revealing the enormous forces of a spirit whose an coincides with the idea of a perfect universe.
Port Vendres is an old natural harbour that welcomes trade vessels, fishing and yachting boats. It has 3 basins: the outer harbour with 7 to 9 m of water, the Old Port with 3 to 6 m of water, and the new Darse with 5 to 7 m of water. The trade is on the Quai de la Republique and the Quai de la Presqu'ile, with two wagons in the South-Eastern part.