Estadual Alberto Löfgren State Park or also known as Horto Florestal is located at north of Sao Paulo, some eleven miles from the city. It occupies an area of 174 hectares at the foot of the Serra da Cantareira. More specifically the end of the Rua do Horto within Cantareira State Park, in the neighborhood […]

Near the end of the Avenida Paulista (No. 37, close to underground paradise), is the Casa das Rosas ("House of Roses"), it is one of the few remaining early-20th-century buildings on the avenue, the imposing building stands in a stark contrast with the towering skyscrapers of the Avenida Paulista. The Casa das Rosas is a […]

Avenida Paulista (Paulista Avenue) is one of the most important avenues in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It is a wide avenue of 2.8 km in length, located in the heart of downtown of Sao Paulo; it starts from Praça Oswaldo Cruz, on the edge of the Paraíso district. The avenue is notable for the large number […]

Sacsayhuaman is one of the most impressive Inca temples in the Cusco City and definitely one of the most beautiful places of Peru. It is located in the northern zone of the Cusco, to 2 Kilometers of the Downtown of the city. The entire complex covers around 3093 hectares. Originally, Cusco was designed with the […]

Jardim Botânico is located in the heart of the South Side, minutes away from Ipanema and Copacabana. The Botanical Garden extends over 350 acres and is home to more than 6,000 different species of both tropical and subtropical plants and trees. The garden is known as one of the ten most important Botanical Gardens in […]

The Carnaval de Rio de Janeiro (Carnival of Rio Janeiro) is an annual celebration in Brazil. The main parade of Carnaval de Rio is at the Sambodrome, a massive concrete stadium, built along Avenida Marques de Sapucai front of a live audience of 70,000. The Carnaval is a four-day celebration, happening from Saturday through Tuesday. […]

Rio de Janeiro Harbour is located on the south-western shore of Guanabara Bay, which is surrounded by the city of Rio along a strip of land between the Atlantic Ocean and the mountains: Sugar Loaf Mountain, Corcovado Peak, and the hills of Tijuca. The harbour was formed by the Atlantic Ocean which wore out the […]

The Galapagos Islands are an archipelago composed by five major islands located very near equatorial line to 972 Kilometers west of continental territory of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean. They are considered a true natural wonder of the World. The main Islands of the archipelago are Isabella, Fernandina, San Cristobal, San Salvador and Santa Cruz. […]

Deep sea vents are also known as hydrothermal vents, deepwater seeps, deep sea springs or hydro-thermal vents. They are in the planet’s surface and are great submarine geysers generated because of the geothermal energy. There are hydrothermal vents in several zones of the planet; nevertheless, the first submarine hydrothermal vents that were studied and probably […]

The Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant is located on the Paraná River between Brazil and Paraguay. The Paraná River is the seventh largest river in the world and the second largest in South America. Itaipu Dam is the world’s largest hydroelectric power facility and it is a joint effort of the governments of Brazil and Paraguay. […]

One of the largest waterfalls in the world, Iguazu Falls is located in Iguaçu National Park in the extreme west of the State of Paraná, on the border with Paraguay and Argentina. As a matter of fact, Argentina has the major part of the falls and both countries have its own National Park that has […]

Machu Picchu is located on a remote secondary road in nearly impassable terrain high above the Urubamba River, Machu Picchu sits nearly 2438 meters (8000 feet) above sea level, on top of a ridge between two peaks of different size. The name "Machu Picchu" comes simply from its geography. It literally means "old peak", just […]

The statue of Christ the Redeemer is located at the top of Corcovado Mountain. The entire monument of statue of Christ the Redeemer is 38m high with the statue accounting for 30m and overlooking the city of Rio de Janeiro is one of the tallest statues in the world; the span from finger tip to […]