Varanasi, also known as Benares, is one of the oldest and holiest Hindu cities in India. Hindus consider it the favorite city of the god...
The significant height of Victoria Falls, combined with the gigantic volume of water continuously falling, promotes the formation of an enormous spray of water. The...
The Dead Sea is located in a region with a very hot and dry climate. As a result, due to these high temperatures and the...
The first writing systems date back to around 5,000 years ago in Mesopotamia and Egypt. Initially, ideograms directly represented objects or ideas, as seen with...
Vorkuta is located all the way up, close to the Arctic Circle, in the extreme northeast of European Russia. Situated beyond the Arctic Circle and...
In Ifrane, the climate is very similar to that of Switzerland: distinct seasons, with a cold winter and beautiful snowfall. Here, you can really take...
Built between the 8th and 9th centuries, Chand Baori is a spectacular stepwell carved in the village of Abhaneri, Rajasthan, India. It was commissioned by...
The funeral rites of the Toraja date back several centuries and are rooted in the ancestor worship called Aluk Todolo, an animist religion originating from...
In the 1980s, Deng Xiaoping decided to gradually move away from Mao's hyper-centralized economic model. He launched radical reforms that introduced a market economy, allowing...
The celebrated blue color of Chefchaouen dates back to the 15th century when the city was founded as a refuge for the Moors and Jews...
