Popocatépetl is an active volcano and, at 5,426 m (17,802 ft), the second highest peak in Mexico after the Pico de Orizaba (5,636 m). Popocatépetl is linked to the Iztaccíhuatl ... »
19.0240987431 -98.6229372025
World Images2007-11-29
Chichen Itza was a major regional center in the northern Maya lowlands from the Late Classic through the Terminal Classic and into the early portion of the Early Postclassic period. ... »
Distance (in km) 771.438546377
World Images2008-01-12
The Alhambra is touted by many as being the best preserved example of a Moorish palace in Europe. Located in the Andalusian city of Grenada the ancient fortress is undoubtedly ... »
Distance (in km) 1289.25449026
World Images2008-06-28
By clicking on the linked words, you can also learn more about some of the scientific terms used frequently throughout this site. Blue-footed Booby Sula ... »
Distance (in km) 1581.8546272
World Images2008-07-27
Monument Valley is located on the southern border of Utah with northern Arizona (around [show location on an interactive map] 36°59′N, 110°6′W). The valley lies within the range of the ... »
Distance (in km) 1589.69251823
World Images2007-12-05
Emerald Bay State Park is a California state park located around Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe. It was designated in 1969 as a National Natural Landmark. Emerald Bay is Lake ... »
Distance (in km) 1804.96113014
World Images2007-11-25
Bogotá—officially named Bogotá, D.C. (D.C. for "Distrito Capital", which means "Capital District"), formerly called Santa Fe de Bogotá, is the capital city of Colombia, as well as the largest and ... »
Distance (in km) 2131.50191378
World Images2009-02-24
The islands are so beautìful that they seem unreal. Here nature is at its best with an environment worthy of a picture post card or out ofthe best film setting. ... »
Distance (in km) 2724.16850413
World Images2007-11-25
The Amazon River or River Amazon (Portuguese: Rio Amazonas; Spanish: Río Amazonas) of South America is the largest river in the world by volume, with a total river flow greater ... »
Distance (in km) 3050.07261946
World Images2007-11-26
Machu Picchu (Quechua: Machu Pikchu "Old Peak") is a pre-Columbian Inca city located at 2,430 m (7,970 ft) altitude on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, about ... »
Distance (in km) 3105.95928463
World Images2007-11-12
The north of Chile The region known as the ``North of Chile" occupies an area equivalent in size to two thirds of Italy. It stretches from the ... »
Distance (in km) 4099.72327539
World Images2007-11-12
The Atacama Desert is a virtually rainless plateau in South America, extending 966 km (600 mi) between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean. It is created by the rain shadow ... »
Distance (in km) 4100.42806508
World Images2008-06-28
The Pantanal is the world’s largest area of wetlands, a flat landscape, with gently sloping and meandering rivers. The region, whose name derives from the Portuguese word “pântano” (meaning “swamp” ... »
Distance (in km) 4151.56250898
World Images2008-05-02
Kilauea is the youngest and southeastern most volcano on the Big Island of Hawai`i. Topographically Kilauea appears as only a bulge on the southeastern flank of Mauna Loa, ... »
Distance (in km) 4229.91782463
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