Guide to Baton Rouge: how to get there and where to stay, what to see and where to go in the evening. Highlights of Baton Rouge: fresh reviews and photos, places to see, branded entertainment and shopping. According to toppharmacyschools, Baton...
Tenerife: Candelaria worships Virgen de la Candelaria Candelaria, a town in the north-east of Tenerife by the sea, is the most important place of pilgrimage on the Canary Islands. On August 15th, the Virgen de la Candelaria (Brightening Virgin) is honored...
Mexico is a country of great cultural and historical diversity. Before the arrival of the Spanish, Mexico and its cultures had many customs and traditions that were celebrated at different times and by different people. With the Spanish, Catholicism arrives and with...
General information about Nigeria The official name is the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Located in the western part of Africa. The area is 923.8 thousand km2, the population is 120 million people. (2001). The official language is English. The capital is...
Ukraine is washed by the Black Sea (area 422 thousand km2, average depth 1271 m) and the Sea of Azov. The Sea of Azov is the inland, shallowest sea in the world, strongly protruding into the land. The area is 39...
Sultanahmet – the historical district of Istanbul. The cape between the Golden Horn and the Sea of Marmara and the Sultanahmet Square pressing it to the water is the historical core of the city, the ancient acropolis, the first hill of...
Sanahin – Haghpat Sanahin Monastery is a complex consisting of the Church of St. Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God), the Church of Amenaprkich, the chapel of St. Grigor (X century), the building of the Academy (XI century), the book depository (XI...
Los Roques is an archipelago that is part of the South Antilles, located in the Caribbean Sea, 166 km north of the coast of Venezuela. This is one of the few places on the planet that has retained its original beauty...
Viareggio Viareggio is one of the most famous resorts of the Tuscan Riviera, the oldest resort in the region, the cultural and historical center of Versilia. It is located on the coast of the Ligurian Sea, on the Riviera di Versilia. Surrounded...
BROOKLYN – THE COLORFUL AND DIVERSE SIDE OF NEW YORK When you think of New York City today, the first thing that comes to mind is Manhattan. It almost seems as if this city district is perceived from the outside as...
Population: 16,824,000 residents, Of which about three quarters Burmese, the rest populations of different lineages. Production: rice (5 million ha. And 70-80 million q. Per year), cotton (105,000 ha. And 70,000 q. In 1945-46), tobacco (32,000 ha. And 326,600 q. In...
Film production was hindered for a long time by the dramatic history of the country, which, a French colony since 1887, experienced the Japanese occupation (1940-1945) and the guerrilla warfare against France (1946-1954); independence led to the division between Vietnam of...
The position to be attributed to China within the European political-economic structure being redefined remained at the center of the political debate in the first half of the nineties: after the referendum of December 1992, which rejected the Confederation’s accession to...
Bangkok consists of several areas, among which the most interesting for tourists are the following: Historical Center on the island of Rattanakosin; Chinatown, whose main area of activity is trade (moreover, they sell the same things as in Russia in Chinese...
Between 1975 and 1991 the income produced by Italy it increased overall, at constant prices, by almost 60% (with an average annual growth rate close to 3%; table 16); in per capita terms, the increase exceeded 50%, affected by an average annual growth...
As in the interurban toponymy, a real revolution has taken place in the names of the cities themselves. Or, better, we could speak of counter-revolution or restoration, given that it was the restoration of pre-existing names, of medieval or modern origin...
At the beginning of the 21st century, entry into the European Monetary Union (EMU) and the improvement of relations with Turkey were the most important issues in the political life of Greece. Two objectives that had begun to inspire the governing...
Having recovered very slowly from the shock of the two-year period 1965-66, the DEFA began towards the end of the decade to deal with the problems of the so-called technical-scientific revolution in their repercussions within the life of the Republic. No...
In Belgium, intellectuality had developed singularly in the period of prosperity that followed the Franco-Prussian war of 1870. More and more large masses approached the world of culture, and were more open to the action of the great currents of the...
Since a special treatment is dedicated to Flemish literature and, on the other hand, French literature of Belgium is spoken of when dealing with French literature, it is only important here to indicate what link exists between them, and to what...
Nepal is best known for the imposing Himalaya Mountains and Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world. For many years, Nepal has been one of the most popular travel destinations in Asia. The increasing enthusiasm for the rock giants leads...
La Paz, Bolivia: Bolivia’s metropolis at lofty heights With a location between 3200 and 4100 meters, La Paz is the highest seat of government in the world. Neither backpackers nor study travelers should miss out on La Paz. The mixture of...
São Tomé and Príncipe is the second smallest state in Africa after the Seychelles… located around 200 km off the west coast of the continent, in the Gulf of Guinea. The island state is formed by the two main islands and...
Andermatt Andermatt is a municipality in Switzerland, which is located in the Urseren valley and belongs to the canton of Uri. Almost 1,500 people live here in the heart of the Swiss Alps at the foot of the Oberalp Pass, with...
Greetings from the home of Mozart and Princess Sissi! Austria offers something for every taste. Athletes get their money’s worth in the Alps. Whether hiking in summer or skiing in winter. Culture lovers will be fascinated by the museums and architecture...
Civil wars and the extermination of the indigenous Since Independence, according to Bridgat, Uruguay has tried to join the Western world by expelling one of the surviving indigenous peoples, known as the Charruas, to keep their lands. The 18 of April of 1831, being...
Numerous studies assure that the original settlement of Chile occurred around the year 10,500 BC, at the end of the Upper Paleolithic, a period of the Paleolithic that extends approximately from the year 33,000 BC. C. until 9,000 a. C. According to...
Meshhed Meschhed, Mashhad [- ʃ -], city in northeast Iran, capital of the province of Khorasan-e Rasawi, at the foot of the Koppe Dag, 945 m above sea level, (2016) 3 million residents. University (founded in 1939) and other colleges, museum....
Animal drawings on bone finds from the Kesslerloch, a cave in the canton of Schaffhausen used by Neolithic hunters (15,000‒11,000 BC), are considered to be very early artistic testimonies of people in what is now Switzerland. Excavations in many places brought...
Basic travel information A great mountain hike in central Nepal, in the Annapurna mountain range, which is part of the great Himalayan mountains. We get to know Nepalese nature and culture surrounded by fabulously beautiful mountains. The Annapurna Circuit trek begins...
